Horacio Agulla (born October 22, 1984) is an Argentine rugby union player, who plays for Castres Olympique at club level. He plays as a wing or fullback.
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| Birth name | Horacio Agulla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October 22, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | rugby player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Horacio attended St. Felipe The Apostle School in Don Torcuato, a suburb in The Province of Buenos Aires. Agulla made his debut for the national side on December 3, 2005, in a match against Samoa. He was part of the Argentine squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup which succeed in gaining Argentina's highest world cup finish of third place [2] and Argentine squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
In 2008 he signed with Top 14's US Dax. He moved on to Brive in 2008. It was reported in early April 2010 (including on Sky Sports in the UK) that he had signed a contract to play for Leicester Tigers from the 2010/2011 season, joining his fellow Argentine internationals Marcos Ayerza and Lucas González Amorosino at Welford Road. In June 2012, he left Leicester and signed a contract with Bath Rugby.[3]
Horacio was part of the Argentina squad that competes in the Rugby Championship.
References
edit- ^ "Argentina rugby profile". Archived from the original on 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ "France 10-34 Argentina". Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ "Bath Rugby sign former Leicester winger Horacio Agulla". Retrieved 2012-06-26.