Ignacio Mieres
Encyclopedia
Ignacio Mieres is an Argentine
rugby union
player. He previously trialled at Leicester Tigers
, played on loan for Perpignan
and most recently for Stade Français. After a spell playing in Argentina for Deportiva Francesa, it was announced on 24 October 2010 that Mieres had signed for Exeter Chiefs
, on the club's official website.
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...
rugby union
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...
player. He previously trialled at Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
, played on loan for Perpignan
USA Perpignan
Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French...
and most recently for Stade Français. After a spell playing in Argentina for Deportiva Francesa, it was announced on 24 October 2010 that Mieres had signed for Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Rugby Club are a rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon.The Exeter club was formed around 1871 and played its first match in 1873. The first team has been rebranded as the Exeter Chiefs and play in a strip of Black , White ....
, on the club's official website.