Manuel Contepomi (born 20 August 1977 in

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) is an Argentine

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footballer. He started playing Rugby at his secondary school,

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, and currently plays for

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in the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires competition. He has also made numerous appearances for the Argentina national team. He is the twin brother of fellow Argentine rugby international Felipe Contepomi. He formerly played for

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in the Guinness Premiership and

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. Contepomi played for the national under-19 and under-21 Argentina sides in the early years of his career. After making his international debut for Argentina in 1998, he was included in the 1999 Rugby World Cup squad for Wales. He made his second World Cup appearance at the

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in Australia, and is third at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, in France, where Argentina reached the 3rd place.

Facts

*Manuel Contepomi has received the prestigious Olimpia de Plata for Rugby on two occasions, in 1998 and 2001.

External links

UAR profile
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1999 RWC profile

Manuel Contepomi signs for the Bristol Shoguns

Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
1977 births Living people Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Argentine rugby union players Bristol Bears players Club Newman rugby union players Rugby Rovigo Delta players Rugby union centres Argentine twins Argentina international rugby union players Twin sportspeople Argentine expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in England Expatriate rugby union players in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England Argentina international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players People educated at Colegio Cardenal Newman {{Argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub