Eusebio Guiñazú (born 15 January 1982) is an Argentine

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player. His usual position is as a

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or hooker.

History

Club career

He started his career at Argentine team RC Mendoza. He turned professional in 2005 and signed for the French

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team

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. After just one season at Toulon, he moved to another French team,

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, where he remained for 3 seasons until he was released in July 2009 due to club's financial problems following their relegation to

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. He had a short spell back in Mendoza before he signed for South African Super Rugby franchise the . He played for them during the

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, as well as for domestic side in the

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and

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seasons. At the end of 2010, he returned to France when he joined Biarritz and shortly after moved to

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. He signed for Bath Rugby on a two-year deal in November 2012. He joined Irish

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side Munster on a four-month contract in September 2014. He signed a contract extension with Munster in January 2015, meaning he will stay with the province until the end of the 2014–2015 season.

International career

In 2003, while still playing in Argentina, he earned a call-up to the Argentina national team, making his debut on 27 April against in Montevideo. He was not initially named to the Argentina squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, but was called in for the third-place match against

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as a replacement for the injured

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. In 2012 Eusebio was part of the Pumas team that part in the inaugural, The Rugby Championship.

References

External links

Munster Profile

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