Nicolás Klappenbach (born 25 March 1982) is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He plays as a

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. He is a physician. Klappenbach plays for Champagnat Rugby, in

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. He has 38 caps for

, since 2005, with 2 tries scored, 10 points on aggregate. He played at the

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and at the

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qualifyings. He was involved in the

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successful qualification. He has been the captain for the "Teros".Nicolás Klappenbach International Statistics
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* 1982 births Living people Uruguayan people of German descent Uruguayan rugby union players Uruguay international rugby union players Rugby union hookers 2015 Rugby World Cup players {{uruguay-rugbyunion-bio-stub