Ricardo Paganini is an Argentine former rugby union player and coach. He was born 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 ...

and is an orthopaedic surgeon. Paganini played for Rosario Jockey Club. He would be the team coach for nine seasons, being Rosario Champion for six times. He formed with Alejandro Petra a partnership of the two head coaches of

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at the

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finals. He was replaced by

Emilio Perasso Emilio Perasso is an Argentine rugby union coach. He was the coach of San Isidro Club for more than 25 years. He was in charge of Argentina for three times, all of them in partnership with other coaches. The first was in 1974, with Carlos Villega ...

after the disappointing performance at the competition. He was assistant coach for the Argentina Sevens, from 1997 to 2001, and head coach from 2001 to 2005. Paganini currently holds the offices of vice-president of the

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and president of the CONSUR.Regional Associations
IRB.com, accessed 25 October 2010 He is also a member of the

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(IRB) Council.

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Ricardo Paganini International Data
Living people Argentine rugby union players Argentine rugby union coaches Argentina national rugby union team coaches Argentina international rugby sevens players Year of birth missing (living people) Rugby union players from Rosario, Santa Fe {{argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub