Felipe Ezcurra (born 15 April 1993) is an

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rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half for French

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side

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. Born in

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Ezcurra played for

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in the

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. He played for

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. He has 2 caps for

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, in 2014, for the

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, without scoring. He was called for the

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, but he never played. He signed for English side

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on 30 September 2018 on a short term contract. But did not feature on the pitch and returned to Argentina later that year.

References

External links

Felipe Ezcurra at UAR Official Website (Spanish)
1993 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Argentina international rugby union players Hindú Club players Pampas XV players Rugby union scrum-halves Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Jaguares (Super Rugby) players Leicester Tigers players FC Grenoble Rugby players 2019 Rugby World Cup players {{argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub