Gaston Cortes

Gaston Cortes
Birth name Rodrigo Gaston Cortes
Date of birth (1985-10-06) 6 October 1985
Place of birth Cordoba, Argentina
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Leicester Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
??–2012 Córdoba A.C. ()
2012–18 Bristol Rugby 114 (35)
2018– Leicester Tigers ()
Correct as of 23 May 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–12 Argentina 5 (0)
Correct as of 10 September 2018

Rodrigo Gaston Cortes (born 6 October 1985)[1] is an Argentinian international rugby union prop for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. Cortes played four times for Argentina in 2011 and 2012. He previously played over 100 games for Bristol Rugby between 2012 and 2018.

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] Cortes 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]

England

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 signed for Leicester Tigers on 18 May 2018 with the move to happen in the summer of 2018.[6]

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.
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