Pablo Gómez Cora

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Pablo Gómez Cora
Full namePablo Marcelo Gómez Cora
Date of birth (1976-06-03) 3 June 1976 (age 48)
Place of birthLomas de Zamora, Argentina
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–06 Argentina 4 (0)

Pablo Marcelo Gómez Cora (born 3 June 1976) is an Argentine former international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Lomas de Zamora, Gómez Cora is the elder brother of national sevens representative turned coach Santiago Gómez Cora and played his rugby mostly as a wing three-quarter.[2] He competed with Lomas in the Torneo de la URBA and in 2005 won the "El premio CAP" as competition's player of the season.[3]

Gómez Cora was capped four times for the Pumas, debuting on the wing against the All Blacks in Hamilton during their 2004 tour of New Zealand. He featured in a win over England at Twickenham in 2006 and also represented Argentina in rugby sevens, including with his brother at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lomas: Palito Gómez Cora, nuevo head coach". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 1 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Gómez Cora, el rey del try que es figura mundial". La Nación (in Spanish). 18 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Más laureles para Gómez Cora – Cordoba XV". cordobaxv.com.ar (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Lyles, Christopher (12 November 2006). "England on their knees after latest disaster". The Observer.

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