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Manuel Contepomi (born 20 August 1977 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He started playing rugby at his secondary school, Colegio Cardenal Newman, and currently plays for Club Newman in the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires competition. He has also made numerous appearances for the Argentina national team. He is the twin brother of fellow Argentine rugby international Felipe Contepomi.
He formerly played for Bristol in the Guinness Premiership and Rovigo in Italy.
Contepomi played for the national under-19 and under-21 Argentina sides in the early years of his career. After making his international debut for Argentina in 1998, he was included in the 1999 Rugby World Cup squad for Wales. He made his second World Cup appearance at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, and his third at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, in France, where Argentina finished in 3rd place.




Facts


Manuel Contepomi has received the prestigious Olimpia de Plata for Rugby on two occasions, in 1998 and 2001.




External links


(in English) UAR profile
Manuel Contepomi on the official Rugby World Cup 2007 site
1999 RWC profile
Manuel Contepomi signs for the Bristol Shoguns
Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires

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• Rugby Rovigo Delta
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• List of twins
• 2007 Rugby World Cup knockout stage
• List of international rugby union families
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