| Date of birth | (1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (age 47) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Buenos Aires,Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Colegio Cardenal Newman (Buenos Aires) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Felipe Contepomi (twin brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manuel Contepomi (born 20 August 1977 inBuenos Aires) is anArgentinerugby union footballer. He started playing rugby at his secondary school,Colegio Cardenal Newman, and currently plays forClub Newman in the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires competition. He has also made numerous appearances for theArgentina national team. He is the twin brother of fellow Argentine rugby internationalFelipe Contepomi.
He formerly played forBristol in theGuinness Premiership andRovigo inItaly.
Contepomi played for the national under-19 and under-21 Argentina sides in the early years of his career. After making his international debut for Argentina in 1998, he was included in the1999 Rugby World Cup squad for Wales. He made his second World Cup appearance at the2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, and his third at the2007 Rugby World Cup, in France, where Argentina finished in 3rd place.
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