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Agustín Pichot

Agustín Pichot at the Casa Rosada, February 2007. La Casa Rosada ( Spanish for "the Pink House" officially known as the Casa de Gobierno ("Government House" or Palacio Presidencial
Personal information
Date of birth August 22, 1974 (1974-08-22) (age 33)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. 75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Scrum-half
Clubs Caps (points)
2007-present
2003-2007
1999-2003
1997-1999
1992-1997		 Racing Métro 92 Paris
Stade Français
Bristol
Richmond
CASI
National team(s) Caps (points)
1995-2008 Argentina 65 (60)
7's National teams Tournaments
1994-2002 Argentina 7

Agustín Pichot (born 22 August 1974 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player, the former captain of the Argentine team and past captain of his former team Bristol Rugby. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports Racing Métro 92 Paris is a French Rugby union club that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. Stade Français CASG (usually known as Stade Français and Stade Français Paris) are a French professional Rugby union club based in the Bristol Rugby is a Guinness Premiership rugby club in Bristol, England. Richmond Football Club is a Rugby union club from Richmond, London. The Club Atlético San Isidro ( CASI) is a Rugby union Club in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina, member of the Unión The following is a list of international Rugby union teams A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international Rugby union matches The Argentina national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international Rugby union matches Bristol Rugby is a Guinness Premiership rugby club in Bristol, England. He is said to be one of the best scrum-halves of the 2000s. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Currently with Racing Métro 92 Paris, he played several years with Bristol Rugby of the English League and current Top 14 champions Stade Français after leaving Argentine team CASI from San Isidro in 1997. Racing Métro 92 Paris is a French Rugby union club that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. Bristol Rugby is a Guinness Premiership rugby club in Bristol, England. The English Premiership (known as the Guinness Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Guinness) is a professional league competition for Rugby The Top 14 is a Rugby union club competition which is played in France. Stade Français CASG (usually known as Stade Français and Stade Français Paris) are a French professional Rugby union club based in the The Club Atlético San Isidro ( CASI) is a Rugby union Club in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina, member of the Unión Provincia_de_Buenos_Aires_-_San_Isidro_-_9_de_Juliojpg|thumb|left|200px|9th of July Street San Isidro

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Career

Pichot made his debut for Los Pumas in April of 1995 during the Pumas' tour to Australia, scoring a try in the first Test in Brisbane. A try is the major way of scoring points in Rugby league and Rugby union. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Pichot was capped another three times that year for the Pumas; playing in Tests against Romania, Italy and France during October. The following year he was capped another three times for Argentina, playing two Tests against France and one against Uruguay in June, scoring a try in the match against Uruguay. In October/November of the next year he earned another four Test caps, playing in matches against Italy, France and the Wallabies, scoring a try in the second of two matches against the Wallabies. He moved from CASI to Richmond in the 1997-98 season, and would later switch to Bristol.

Pichot would be capped six times during the 1998 international season, including playing France three times, as well as playing matches against Italy, Romania and Wales, scoring tries in the games against Wales and Romania. In the lead up to the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales Pichot played two Tests against the hosts in June, and Tests against Scotland and Ireland that August, scoring a try in the Test against Ireland. The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in Rugby union 's professional era. He played five matches during the World Cup, and helped the Pumas reach the quarter-finals. Argentina played France in their quarter-final, which France won 26-47, Pichot being one of Argentina's try scorers in the match.

After the World Cup Pichot captained Argentina for the first time in a Test against Ireland in June of 2000, which Argentina won 34 points to 23. He was also capped another four times that year, playing two games against World Champions Australia and then matches against South Africa and England in November. He earned eight Test caps during 2001, and captained Argentina on three more occasions, in matches against Uruguay, the United States and Canada in May. He played six Tests the following year, captaining the Pumas during two of them (June Tests against England and South Africa).

Pichot then moved to Paris club Stade Français in 2003. He played two Tests during August of 2003, including captaining the Pumas against Uruguay. He was named captain for the opening match of the 2003 Rugby World Cup against hosts Australia. The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England. The Wallabies won the match 24 to eight. He also scored tries in the pool matches against Uruguay and Canada. He then captained the team in the last pool game against Ireland, which they lost 15 to 16. He was named to Argentina's 2007 Rugby World Cup squad, which he captained successfully to a 3rd place showing in the World Cup, after a second win in the 2007 Rugby World Cup against France in the 3rd/4th place playoff. The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987.

Pichot was the first foreign captain of a French team that won the French championship in 2007

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