Matías Cortese

Matias Eduardo Cortese (born 1 October 1985 in Ampuero) is an Argentine rugby union player.

Matias Cortese

Birth name	Matias Cortese
Date of birth	(1985-10-01) 1 October 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014 Northampton Saints Biarritz Olympique Bayonne Pampas XV Gloucester Rugby US Colomiers Liceo Pampas XV 6 7 5 9 11 5 (5) (0) (0) (5) (0) (0) Correct as of 8 June 2014 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005- Argentina 13 (0) Correct as of 17 November 2014

Cortese joined Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership for the 2006/07 season on a two-year contract.^[1] After his release, Cortese then spent seasons with French sides Biarritz Olympique and Bayonne, before he returned to Argentina to join Pampas XV where they won the 2011 Vodacom Cup.

On 24 May 2011, Cortese was signed by Gloucester Rugby for the 2011/12 season.^[2] On 22 June 2012, following his release from Gloucester, he signed for French club US Colomiers in the Pro D2, the second level of domestic rugby union in France.^[3]

Matias Cortese won his first cap with Argentina where he made his international debut in 2005, as a replacement, against Samoa in an international friendly losing at 12-28. His other two test match appearances came in the 2010 South American Championship with Cortese playing against Chile and Uruguay.^[4] He was recalled to Argentina squad for the 2014 summer-test series held in June.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Northampton sign Argentinean under-21 hooker Matias Cortese". BBC Sport. 27 June 2006.
2. "Gloucester sign Argentinean hooker Matias Cortese". BBC Sport. 24 May 2011.
3. "US Colomiers complete signing Argentinean hooker Matias Cortese from Gloucester". Sky Sports. 22 June 2012.
4. "ESPN scrum". ESPN scrum.

External links

• Toulon sign Argentina hooker at planetrugby.com