José Ignacio Inchausti Bravo (born 1 January 1973 in

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) is a Spanish former rugby union player and coach, nicknamed "Tiki", who played as a centre.

Playing career

He debuted for the

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in a test match against

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in Tokyo, on 20 August 1999. He played in the

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and also in the

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. His last international match was against

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at Ljubljana, on 27 March 2005. At the time of his World Cup cap, despite being the only squad member to play for a Spanish second division club, Moraleja Alcobendas, where he played for his entire career. Alfonso Feijoo had included him primarily because of his speed and potential despite having yet to score for Spain.

Coaching career

From 2008, Inchausti was named as coach of the

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. He was named again as coach of the Spain national rugby sevens team in 2015, replacing

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. He also coached Spain during the

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. In 2022, Spain was disqualified from the

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in France due to the improper alienation of a player. "Tiki" and Fernando Díez were accused as accomplices since they knew that the player was not eligible to play for Spain. "Tiki" was suspended for five years from coaching any team. In 2023 he signed for CR Soto del Real on an interim basis.

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