Alfredo Lalanne
Encyclopedia
Alfredo Lalanne is an Argentine
scrum-half who plays for London Irish
in the Aviva Premiership.
Lalanne was born in Buenos Aires, where he attended the Los Molinos School. The San Isidro Club
was his rugby 'home' through his teens and early twenties. He played at all age levels for Argentina and made lasting friendships with Tomás de Vedia
, Gonzalo Tiesi
and Juan Manuel Leguizamón
, players who preceded him at London Irish
.
Lalanne played for his country's age group teams before joining Argentina's Sevens team
in the IRB World Sevens Series circuit in 2007. He was also his country's number one choice as scrum half in the IRB Nations Cup in Bucharest in 2007, where Argentina 'A' made it to the final only to lose to the Emerging Springboks
.
He was awarded his first full cap for Argentina
in the summer of 2008 against South Africa
and went on to play for his country in the two tests against England
in June 2009.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
scrum-half who plays for London Irish
London Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
in the Aviva Premiership.
Lalanne was born in Buenos Aires, where he attended the Los Molinos School. The San Isidro Club
San Isidro Club
The San Isidro Club is a rugby union and field hockey club sited in Boulogne Sur Mer, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is also member of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires .-The beginning:...
was his rugby 'home' through his teens and early twenties. He played at all age levels for Argentina and made lasting friendships with Tomás de Vedia
Tomás de Vedia
Tomás de Vedia is an Argentine rugby union player, who plays for London Irish and Argentina.Born to back row Ricardo "Tacho" de Vedia, he trained at the San Isidro Club in Buenos Aires, debuting in the top league of Argentine rugby in 2003...
, Gonzalo Tiesi
Gonzalo Tiesi
Gonzalo Tiesi is an Argentina rugby union footballer. He used to play for Harlequins in the English Guinness Premiership. He now plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14. Tiesi has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is in the centres.Tiesi formerly...
and Juan Manuel Leguizamón
Juan Manuel Leguizamón
Juan Manuel Leguizamón is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He used to play for the London Irish club in the English league Guinness Premiership. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Stade Français due to a perceived lack of game time. He has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas...
, players who preceded him at London Irish
London Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
.
Lalanne played for his country's age group teams before joining Argentina's Sevens team
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
in the IRB World Sevens Series circuit in 2007. He was also his country's number one choice as scrum half in the IRB Nations Cup in Bucharest in 2007, where Argentina 'A' made it to the final only to lose to the Emerging Springboks
Emerging Springboks
The Emerging Springboks are the second national rugby union team in South africa after the national side. They compete every year in the Nations Cup alongside the full national teams of Namibia, Romania and Georgia as well as Argentina Jaguars and Italy A. Now and again they also play touring sides...
.
He was awarded his first full cap for Argentina
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
in the summer of 2008 against South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
and went on to play for his country in the two tests against England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
in June 2009.