Nicolás Vergallo (born 20 August 1983 in Rosario) is an Argentine and Italian

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footballer, currently playing in

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for

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. He plays at scrum-half.

Career

Club

He played for Jockey Club de Rosario in

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between 2004 and 2008. He then moved to

, where he played for

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, making 47 appearances.

Toulouse

After playing for

, he then signed for

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team Toulouse, winning the

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and 2011–12 Top 14 seasons.

Kings

In October 2012, Toulouse announced that it had released Vergallo from his contract, which was supposed to end in 2014. This freed him up to sign with the Port Elizabeth-based Super Rugby franchise, the

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. Vergallo was the second-choice scrum-half for the during the

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behind

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. He made just three starts – against the , the and the – as well as eleven substitute appearances. He scored one try, a consolation try in their home match against the . He was an unused substitute in both legs of the Kings' Super Rugby promotion/relegation play-offs against the . At the conclusion of the Super Rugby season, it initially looked as if he would remain at the Kings – he was named in the squad for the

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season and made five starts for them in that competition, but he then left the team to join French

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side

International

He made his debut for

on 3 Dec 2005 against

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. He also played in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. In 2012 Vergallo was part of the Pumas team that played in the inaugural Rugby Championship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vergallo, Nicolas 1983 births Living people Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine rugby union players Argentina international rugby union players Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe Rugby union scrum-halves US Dax players Stade Toulousain players Eastern Province Elephants players Southern Kings players Argentine expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Expatriate rugby union players in South Africa Argentine expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France