Lucas González Amorosino (born 2 November 1985) is an

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player who plays fullback or

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. He was part of the Argentina sevens team before joining Leicester in 2009 following his full international début against that summer.

Career

2009–10 season

He was given a trial by

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before the start of the 2009/10 season, he was later given a full contract ahead of French international Nicolas Jeanjean who was also at Leicester on a trial basis at the time. González Amorosino made an instant impression, scoring 4 tries in his first 6 matches, including 2 in the opening two rounds of the

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and one in Leicester's win against a South African touring XV at Welford Road. However, he suffered a

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in his leg early in November in an LV Cup match and missed the 2010 November internationals. The Argentina management hit out at Leicester for playing him in two matches in three days. He returned from his injury in January 2010 but from this point onwards he played very little for Leicester, despite the good start to his career at Leicester. González Amorosino played for Argentina during the 2010 mid-year tests against Scotland and France, starting 2 of the 3 matches.

2010–11 season

Lucas was given very few chances in his second season, he played just 3 matches in which he scored 2 tries. He played for Argentina during the 2010 November internationals, and played well setting up a try against in the Pumas victory over Italy. He left Leicester at the end of the season and joined French

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in search of game time. On Amorosino's departure, the Leicester coach

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commented "he has not developed and come on as well as we would have both liked." However, it could be said that Amorosino was unfairly ignored during his time at Leicester. In total, Amorosino scored 6 tries in 11 starts for Leicester. González Amorosino played for Argentina in the 2011 mid-year tests and was selected for the

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2011–12 season

Lucas played for Argentina in the

, and played in all the Pumas matches apart from the first match against England. He was named man of the match against Romania, earning himself a place on the bench against Scotland. Against Scotland he scored the late match-winning try for Argentina to help them through to the quarter-finals, the try was seen as one of the best of the tournament. Amorosino made the second highest linebreaker throughout the World Cup. Once González Amorosino arrived back from the World Cup to his new club

, he started very well and was named by French rugby newspaper

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as the player of the round 12.

2015–16 season

He was part of the Argentine squad for the

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in England. In October 2015, it was announced that González Amorosino had joined Irish

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on a three-month contract. Amorosino made his

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debut on 14 November 2015, coming off the bench in Munster's opening 2015–16 pool game against

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Jaguares

At the conclusion of González Amorosino's Munster contract, he was announced as a member of the squad for the

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References

External links

ERC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez Amorosino, Lucas 1985 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Leicester Tigers players Montpellier Hérault Rugby players Oyonnax Rugby players Cardiff Rugby players Munster Rugby players Jaguares (Super Rugby) players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen Argentina international rugby union players Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France Argentine expatriate rugby union players in England Argentine expatriate rugby union players in Wales Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union wings Argentina international rugby sevens players American Raptors players 2011 Rugby World Cup players 2015 Rugby World Cup players Argentine expatriate rugby union players in the United States