Matías Agüero

Matías Agüero (born 13 February 1981 in San Nicolás) is an Italian Argentine rugby union player who plays as a prop for Leicester Tigers.

Matías Agüero
Birth nameMatías Agüero
Date of birth (1981-02-13) 13 February 1981
Place of birthSan Nicolás, Argentina
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Current team Leicester Tigers
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–02 Regatas San Nicolas ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
  • 2002–2004
  • 2004–2007
  • 2007–2010
  • 2010–2012
  • 2012–2015
  • 2015–2016
  • 2016−2018
  • -
  • 25
  • 46
  • 28
  • 52
  • 7
  • 24
  • -
  • (10)
  • (16)
  • (0)
  • (0)
  • (0)
  • (15)
Correct as of 28 August 2015
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011
2005–2015		 Italy A
Italy		 3
39		 (0)
(5)
Correct as of 11 October 2015

Agüero was also part of the team that played in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, which he played one game against Portugal . For a year that was his last appearance for the national team before the call of the new Italy coach, Nick Mallett, during the test match autumn of 2008 and, thereafter, the tour summer 2009 in Australasia.

After the dissolution of Aironi, Agüero joined the new Italian franchise Zebre. On 12 November 2015, Aguero was signed by English club Leicester Tigers for the remainder of the 2015-16 Aviva Premiership season.[1]

References
  1. "Leicester Tigers sign Italy loose-head prop Matias Aguero". BBC Sport. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.


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