Gonzalo Tiesi

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Gonzalo Tiesi
Full name Gonzalo Pedro Tiesi
Date of birth (1985-04-24) 24 April 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Weight 97 kg (15 st 4 Ib)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2003–05
2005–08
2008–10
2010–12
2012
2013
2013–
S.I.C.
London Irish
Harlequins
Stade Français
S.I.C.
London Welsh
Newcastle Falcons
 
16
24
18
7
6
19
 
(15)
(10)
(5)
(10)
(0)
(0)
correct as of 17 June 2013.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2004– Argentina 38 (30)
correct as of 17 November 2013.
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2005 Argentina 1
correct as of 23 September 2007.

Gonzalo Tiesi (born 24 April 1985 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays for the Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. Tiesi has also played for the London Irish, Harlequins, Stade Français and London Welsh, as for 31 December 2012 won 32 full caps for his national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is at centre.

Tiesi formerly played for the San Isidro Club, in the north of Buenos Aires. Prior to signing with Harlequins he played for London Irish. He has also represented Argentina Sevens at the IRB Sevens event in Los Angeles. He also played for Buenos Aires Rugby Union in 2005 and previously represented Argentina at both under-21 and under-19 level.

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 and Argentine squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

At the end of 2011–12 season he left France for getting back to San Isidro Club of Argentina;[1] in January 2013 Tiesi was signed by the London Welsh.[2] On 6 November 2013, he signed for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership.[3]

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