Gustavo Jorge Explained

Gustavo Jorge
Birth Date:24 October 1971
Birth Place:Gustavo Martin Jorge
Ru Position:Wing
Ru Clubyears:????
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2007-2008
Ru Proclubs:Club Pucará
CASI
Club Pucará
Ru Nationalyears:1989-1994
Ru Nationalcaps:23
Ru Nationalpoints:(111)

Gustavo Martín Jorge (born 24 October 1971 in Lomas de Zamora) is a former Argentine rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a wing.

He played for Club Pucará and Club Atletico San Isidro in the Nacional de Clubes in Argentina. He returned to Club Pucará where he finished his player career in 2007/08.[1]

Jorge had 23 caps for Argentina, since his debut, at the 103-9 win over Brazil, at 8 October 1989, in Montevideo, for the South American Rugby Championship, when he was only 17 years old, making him the youngest ever player for the "Pumas". He scored 6 tries in that game. He scored 24 tries, 111 points on aggregate during his international career. He was called for the 1991 Rugby World Cup but he never played. His last game was at the 16-11 win over the United States, at 20 June 1994, in Buenos Aires, for the 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifyings.[2] He was only 22 years old but did not play again for the "Pumas".

He has been a coach for the youth categories at Club Pucará since his retirement.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¿Que será del Cuta Jorge?, Rugby Fun, 25 June 2010 (Spanish) . 6 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106215918/http://www.rugbyfun.com.ar/nota.asp?not_codigo=69781 . 6 January 2014 . dead .
  2. http://www.espnscrum.com/argentina/rugby/player/10652.html Gustavo Jorge International Statistics