Gonzalo Tiesi (born 24 April 1985 in

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) is a retired

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player. Tiesi played for the

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, Harlequins,

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, London Welsh and Newcastle Falcons, as for 31 December 2012 won 32 full caps for his national team, ''

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''. His usual position was at

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. Tiesi formerly played for the

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, in the north of

. Prior to signing with Harlequins he played for

. He has also represented Argentina Sevens at the

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event in Los Angeles. He also played for Buenos Aires Rugby Union in 2005 and previously represented Argentina at both under-21 and under-19 level. He was part of the Argentine squad for the

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which succeed in gaining Argentina's highest world cup finish of third place and Argentine squad for the

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in New Zealand. At the end of 2011–12 season he left France for getting back to San Isidro Club of Argentina; in January 2013 Tiesi was signed by the London Welsh. On 6 November 2013, he signed for Newcastle Falcons in the

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References

External links

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Gonzalo Tiesi
at UAR.com.ar
Gonzalo Tiesi
on london-irish.com
Gonzalo Tiesi signs for London Irish
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