Felipe Ezcurra

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Felipe Ezcurra
Date of birth (1993-04-15) 15 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight196 lb (14 st 0 lb; 89 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011− Hindú 100 (90)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 Pampas XV 4 (0)
2018 Leicester Tigers 2 (0)
2021 Jaguares XV 11 (15)
2021− Grenoble 47 (5)
Correct as of 25 January 2024
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2018 Jaguares 13 (0)
2019–2020 Jaguares 12 (5)
Correct as of 3 January 2018
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012−2013
2014−2019
2019−
Argentina Under 20
Argentina XV
Argentina
9
18
8
((15)
(26)
(0))
Correct as of 18 September 2019

Felipe Ezcurra (born 15 April 1993) is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half for French Pro D2 side FC Grenoble.

Born in Buenos Aires Ezcurra played for Hindú Club in the Nacional de Clubes.

He played for Pampas XV and for Argentina Jaguars. He has 2 caps for Argentina, in 2014, for the South American Rugby Championship, without scoring. He was called for the 2015 Rugby Championship, but he never played. [1] [2]

He signed for English side Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby on 30 September 2018 on a short term contract. [3] But did not feature on the pitch and returned to Argentina later that year.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Felipe Ezcurra at UAR Official Website (Spanish)". Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. Felipe Ezcurra International Statistics
  3. "Tigers bring in international scrum-half" (Press release). Leicester Tigers. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.