José María Núñez Piossek (born 6 December 1976, in Tucumán) is an Argentine

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

footballer, currently playing for Scottish club

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in the

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. He has also represented the Argentina national team, including being a part of their

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squad. His usual position is on the wing. He made his international debut for Argentina in May 2001 in a match against

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. He played one other match that year; coming off the bench in a match against the

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. In 2002, he played in four Tests including games against Uruguay,

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and Australia. On 27 April 2003 Núñez Piossek scored 9 tries in a 144–0 victory over

. He played a number of Tests during the early part of 2003, and was then included in the Pumas' 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. he played in games against Australia,

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and

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. He played four Tests in 2004, and in two the following season. He played in the 2006 June Tests against

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and the All Blacks. Núñez Piossek is Argentina's all-time leading try scorer with 29 triesPiossek joins Glasgow
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Glasgow profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez Piossek, Jose Maria 1976 births Sportspeople from San Miguel de Tucumán Argentine rugby union players Bristol Bears players Living people Rugby union wings Argentina international rugby union players Argentina international rugby sevens players Glasgow Warriors players Argentine people of Hungarian descent