Nicolás Vergallo
 Argentina vs England at 2011 Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Nicolás Vergallo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 August 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicolás Vergallo (born 20 August 1983 in Rosario) is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing in France for Lyon. He plays at scrum-half.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]He played for Jockey Club de Rosario in Argentina between 2004 and 2008. He then moved to France, where he played for Dax, making 47 appearances.
Toulouse
[edit]After playing for Dax, he then signed for Top 14 team Toulouse, winning the 2010–11 and 2011–12 Top 14 seasons.
Kings
[edit]In October 2012, Toulouse announced that it had released Vergallo from his contract, which was supposed to end in 2014. This freed him up to sign with the Port Elizabeth-based Super Rugby franchise, the Southern Kings.[3] Vergallo was the second-choice scrum-half for the Southern Kings during the 2013 Super Rugby season behind Shaun Venter. He made just three starts – against the Brumbies,[4] the Stormers[5] and the Sharks[6] – as well as eleven substitute appearances. He scored one try, a consolation try in their home match against the Cheetahs.[7]
He was an unused substitute in both legs of the Kings' Super Rugby promotion/relegation play-offs against the Lions.[citation needed]
At the conclusion of the Super Rugby season, it initially looked as if he would remain at the Kings – he was named in the Eastern Province Kings squad for the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season[8] and made five starts for them in that competition, but he then left the team to join French Pro D2 side Lyon.[9]
International
[edit]He made his debut for Argentina on 3 Dec 2005 against Samoa. He also played in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. In 2012 Vergallo was part of the Pumas team that played in the inaugural Rugby Championship.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "UAR Player Profile" (in Spanish). Unión Argentina de Rugby. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Kings to make three signings". EWN Sport. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Brumbies 28–28 Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Stormers 19–11 Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks 58–13 Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Southern Kings 22–34 Toyota Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province Kings : 2013 Absa Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "EP Kings lose Vergallo to Lyon". Algoa FM. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
- Argentine rugby union players
- Argentina international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- US Dax players
- Stade Toulousain players
- Eastern Province Elephants players
- Southern Kings players
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France
- Expatriate rugby union players in South Africa
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- 2011 Rugby World Cup players
- World Games medalists for Argentina
- World Games bronze medalists
- World Games medalists in rugby sevens
- Medalists at the 2005 World Games