Eusebio Guiñazu
Encyclopedia
Eusebio Guiñazú is an Argentinian rugby union
footballer currently playing with Stade Toulousain
in the Top 14. He signed freom the the Stormers
Super 14
franchise. He was released by SU Agen in July 2009 due to club's financial problems.
Previously he played for RC Mendoza in Argentina and another French club, RC Toulon. He has also played for the Argentina national team
. His usual position is as a prop or hooker.
He was not initially named to the Argentina squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
, but was called in for the third-place match
against France
as a replacement for the injured Mario Ledesma
.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer currently playing with Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...
in the Top 14. He signed freom the the Stormers
Stormers
The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...
Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
franchise. He was released by SU Agen in July 2009 due to club's financial problems.
Previously he played for RC Mendoza in Argentina and another French club, RC Toulon. He has also played for the Argentina national 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...
. His usual position is as a prop or hooker.
He was not initially named to the Argentina squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
, but was called in for the third-place match
2007 Rugby World Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 6 October with a quarter-final between Australia and England and concluded on 20 October with the final, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, between England and South Africa, their second meeting in this tournament.South Africa were...
against France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
as a replacement for the injured Mario Ledesma
Mario Ledesma
Mario Ledesma Arocena is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition. He also previously played for another French club, Castres Olympique, Narbonne and Curupaytí club in Argentina...
.
External links
- Eusebio Guiñazu at UAR.com.ar
- ERC Rugby profile
- L'Equipe profile
- SA rugby profile