Octavio Bartolucci (born 8 March 1975, in

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...

) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing. He played for Club Atlético del Rosario, from 1993/94 to 1999/2000, in

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. He moved afterwards to SU Agen (2000/01), in

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, and to

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(2001/02), in

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. He returned to Club Atlético del Rosario, where he played the rest of his career, from 2001/02 to 2008/09. Bartolucci had 20 caps for

, scoring 9 tries, 45 points in aggregate, from 1996 to 2003. He participated at the

1999 Rugby World Cup The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial international rugby union championship. It was principally hosted by Wales, and was won by Australia. This was the first Rugby World Cup to be held in the sport's professi ...

finals, playing in two matches. He won the

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in 1998 and 2003. He missed the

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because of an injury on the Achilles heel.Ya están los nombres de Los Pumas que formarán parte del Mundial
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1975 births Living people Rugby union players from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine rugby union players Rugby union wings Argentina international rugby union players Club Atlético del Rosario rugby union players Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France Argentine expatriate rugby union players in England 1999 Rugby World Cup players {{Argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub