19 Facts About Felipe Contepomi

Felipe Contepomi was born on 20 August 1977 and is an Argentine rugby coach who is currently the backs coach at Leinster Rugby.

Felipe Contepomi was a rugby union footballer who played fly-half or centre; his last club was Club Newman, in the first division of the URBA championship.

Felipe Contepomi was a key player for Argentina, having played 15 years for the national team.

Only hours later, Felipe Contepomi played for Leinster the Celtic League match against the Border Reivers, a game in which he went on to score 22 points.

In November of that year, Agustin Pichot said that Felipe Contepomi was a better player than All Black fly-half, Dan Carter, the winner of the 2005 IRB International Player of the Year award.

Felipe Contepomi won the 2007 Rugby Writers of Ireland Player of the Year award.

Felipe Contepomi played a role in the Leinster win over Munster in the Heineken Cup semi-final on 2 May 2009.

Felipe Contepomi was one of the stars of world rugby and was set to lead the Argentina national team into a new era after being named captain in 2008.

The multi-talented Felipe Contepomi made his international break-through at fly-half and while he has played much of his rugby in that position he recently has found his place at inside centre with Juan Martin Hernandez preferred at No 10.

Felipe Contepomi was named in Jose Luis Imhoff and Alex Wyllie's squad for the 1999 Rugby World Cup squad, where the Pumas made the quarter-finals for the first time.

Marcelo Loffreda took charge of the national side in 2000 and Felipe Contepomi retained his place, eventually nailing down a starting berth 2001.

Felipe Contepomi was part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup squad, featuring in three of the Pumas' pool games as they were forced to play four games in a fortnight.

In 2004, Felipe Contepomi weighed in with 14 points as Argentina condemned France to their first defeat at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille.

Felipe Contepomi was nominated by the IRB as one of five candidates for the 2007 International Player of the Year award, which was won by Bryan Habana.

Felipe Contepomi was part of the Argentine squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand playing as captain.

Felipe Contepomi played his last international game with Argentina on Saturday 5 October 2013 in Rosario, Santa Fe, against Australia during The Rugby Championship.

At the time of his retirement, Felipe Contepomi achieved the most test matches played for Argentina and the most points scored in international games.

Felipe Contepomi worked with his father in their medical practice in Buenos Aires and as assistant coach in the Super XV for new Argentine franchise Jaguares.

Felipe Contepomi joined Argentina XV in 2015 as a head coach alongside Ricardo Le Fort.