Pablo Gómez Cora Explained

Pablo Gómez Cora
Full Name:Pablo Marcelo Gómez Cora
Birth Date:3 June 1976
Birth Place:Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
Height:5 ft 11 in
Weight:198 lb
Position:Centre / Wing
Repyears1:2004–06
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:0

Pablo Marcelo Gómez Cora (born 3 June 1976) is an Argentine former international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Lomas de Zamora, Gómez Cora is the elder brother of national sevens representative turned coach Santiago Gómez Cora and played his rugby mostly as a wing three-quarter.[2] He competed with Lomas in the Torneo de la URBA and in 2005 won the "El premio CAP" as competition's player of the season.[3]

Gómez Cora was capped four times for the Pumas, debuting on the wing against the All Blacks in Hamilton during their 2004 tour of New Zealand. He featured in a win over England at Twickenham in 2006 and also represented Argentina in rugby sevens, including with his brother at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lomas: Palito Gómez Cora, nuevo head coach . . es . 1 December 2010.
  2. News: Gómez Cora, el rey del try que es figura mundial . . 18 February 2009 . es.
  3. Web site: Más laureles para Gómez Cora – Cordoba XV . cordobaxv.com.ar . es-AR.
  4. News: Lyles . Christopher . England on their knees after latest disaster . . 12 November 2006.