Gabriel Ascárate
| Full name | Gabriel Ascárate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gabriel Ascárate (born 20 October 1987) is a former Argentine player and coach who coaches Cascais Rugby Linha. He played as a centre.[1][2][3]
Career
Ascárate started his career in his homeland playing for both Club Natación y Gimnasia in his hometown of San Miguel de Tucumán and later the Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club. He also represented the Pampas XV in the South African Vodacom Cup between 2010 and 2012[4] before moving abroad to join French side US Carcassonne for the 2012–13 season. He made 18 appearances in France before moving north in July 2013 to join Glasgow Warriors. [1][2][3] He was released by Glasgow Warriors in February 2014 after being ruled out from 'contact rugby' for 6 months.[5]
International career
He made his senior debut for Los Pumas against Chile in May 2007 and to date he has amassed 8 caps and scored 2 tries.[6] He is also a former Pumas Sevens player, making 5 appearances in the IRB Sevens World Series between 2008 and 2011.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Glasgow Warriors sign Argentine back Gabriel Ascarate". BBC Sport. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Gabriel Ascarate signs to bolster Glasgow midfield". Scotsman. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Gabriel Ascárate itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Gabriel Ascárate Argentina Rugby Player Profile". Argentina Rugby. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Glasgow Warriors: Lee Jones joins as Gabriel Ascarate leaves club". BBC Sport. 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Gabriel Ascárate ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 4 September 2013.