Juan Cappiello

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Juan Cappiello
Date of birth (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight93 kg (14.6 st; 205 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012– Pucará 98 (85)
2018 Carcassonne 4 (5)
2019–2020 Mont-de-Marsan 12 (0)
2021– New Orleans Gold 0 (0)
Correct as of 31 January 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Argentina U20s 3 (10)
2013–2018 Argentina XV 29 (61)
Correct as of 31 January 2021
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2014 Argentina Sevens 2
Correct as of 31 January 2021

Juan Cappiello (born 4 March 1992) is an Argentine rugby union player, currently playing for NOLA Gold of Major League Rugby (MLR). His preferred position is centre. [1]

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Professional career

Cappiello signed for Major League Rugby side New Orleans Gold ahead of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. [2] He previously represented both Carcassonne and Mont-de-Marsan in the Pro D2. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Juan Cappiello". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. @nolagoldrugby (16 July 2020). "Signing News! Argentina XV's and Puma 7's standout Juan Cappiello, will join the Gold until 2023!" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 January 2021 via Twitter.
  3. "Juan Cappiello deja Pucara para jugar en Francia". deBrown (in Spanish). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. "Le Stade Montois Rugby recrute un joker médical". France Bleu (in French). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.