Diego Zarzosa Peña (born 25 December 1975 in

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) is a Spanish

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hooker who plays for

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in the División de Honor. Zarzosa represented

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during the

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. In 2007, Zarzosa signed a six-months contract with English giants Harlequins after Samoan Tani Fuga was called to the

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squad and

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suffered a shoulder injury. He was not able to debut in the Premiership. Later that year, he became the second Spanish-born rugby player to play for the

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. Zarzosa holds currently 45 caps for Spain, with 3 tries scored, 15 points in aggregate.

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Diego Zarzosa International Statistics
1975 births Living people Spanish rugby union players Barbarian F.C. players Rugby union hookers Sportspeople from Valladolid Spain international rugby union players Spanish expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England {{spain-rugbyunion-bio-stub