Gaston Cortes

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Gaston Cortes
Birth nameRodrigo Gaston Cortes
Date of birth (1985-10-06) 6 October 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth Cordoba, Argentina
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight240 lb (109 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
??–2012 Córdoba A.C. ()
2012–18 Bristol Rugby 114 (35)
2018–2020 Leicester Tigers 10 (0)
2020 →Glasgow Warriors 0 (0)
2020– Toronto Arrows 0 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–14 Argentina XV 6 (0)
2019 Argentina 1 (0)
Correct as of 10 September 2018

Rodrigo Gaston Cortes (born 6 October 1985) [1] is an Argentinian international rugby union player who plays at prop for the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby (MLR).

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Cortes played four times for Argentina in 2011 and 2012. He previously played over 100 games for Bristol Rugby between 2012 and 2018; and played for Leicester Tigers.

Rugby Union career

Argentina

Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Cortes worked for his father's haulage company and played for Córdoba Athletic Club. [2] Cortes made his international debut for Argentina on 22 May 2011 in the South American Rugby Championship against Chile as a replacement in a 61–6 win. [3] He also played against Uruguay in the same year, he won his final two caps in the 2012 South American Rugby Championship featuring again in games against Chile and Uruguay. [4]

Europe

Cortes signed for Bristol Rugby on 29 August 2012. [5] Cortes played over 100 games for Bristol, including winning promotion from the RFU Championship twice. [6]

After six seasons at Bristol Cortes, he signed for Leicester Tigers on 18 May 2018 with the move to happen in the summer of 2018. [6]

On 10 February 2020, it was announced that Garston would join Glasgow Warriors on a short-term loan. [7]

Major League Rugby

In July 2020 it was confirmed that Cortes had signed for Major League Rugby side Toronto Arrows ahead of the 2021 season. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gaston Cortes". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Gaston Cortes - Trucking, Rucking And Living The Dream". Bristol Rugby. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Argentina (35) 61 - 6 (6) Chile (FT)". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cortes test caps". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bristol sign Argentina international prop Gaston Cortes". BBC. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Leicester Tigers sign Gaston Cortes to add to their front-row stock". Leicester Mercury. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. ↑ @BBCRLSport (10 February 2020). "BREAKING: Leicester Tigers have signed Glasgow Warriors prop Charlie Capps on "a short-term loan".Fellow prop Gas…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Gastón Cortes among five Arrows confirmed for 2021". Americas Rugby News. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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