Nicolás Sánchez (rugby union)
Argentine rugby union footballer
Federico Nicolás Sánchez (born 26 October 1988) is an Argentine retired rugby union player who last played as a fly-half for Tucumán Lawn Tennis Club in the Nacional de Clubes. Sánchez is widely regarded as one of the greatest Argentine players ever and one of the greatest fly-halves ever.
Club career
Sánchez played for Pampas XV at the 2011 Vodacom Cup (winning this tournament) in South Africa. He moved to Bordeaux in the Top 14 in France, where he played from 2011/12 to 2013/14. He also played for RC Toulonnais from 2014 to 2015.
International career
Sánchez has 100 caps for Argentina, since his debut on 21 May 2010, in a win over Uruguay, in Santiago, Chile. He has scored 11 tries, 99 conversions, 140 penalties and 12 drop goals, 709 points in total. He is the record highest point scorer for the Pumas.
He participated at the 2011 Rugby World Cup where he played in one match, without scoring. He has been playing at The Rugby Championship, since the admission of the Pumas in 2012, counting currently 16 games, with 10 conversions and 28 penalties scored, 104 points in aggregate, in four presences at the competition.
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