Ramiro Pez
Birth name | Ramiro Pez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 December 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ramiro Pez (born 6 December 1978 in
He made his international debut with the Italian national team on 8 July 2000, in a match against Samoa in Apia, scoring 9 points in the game.
Pez played with the National team both with Brad Johnstone and John Kirwan, but he did not take part to the 2003 World Cup. Back with the Italian team for the 2005 tour in Australia and Argentina, Ramiro Pez gave his fundamental contribution for the first Italian win against Argentina (30-29).
Pez played for La Tablada in his hometown of
He spent the 2003-04 season with the Leicester Tigers. After playing with Bath he joined French side USA Perpignan. He played 13 matches that season with the Tigers, scoring 100 points for the club.
After a poor 2008/09 season at Toulon he was released to make way for the likes of Jonny Wilkinson and Felipe Contepomi. He has since moved back to Argentina to play for his home side La Tablada.
Personal life
Pez is of Italian descent through great-grandparents from Rome and Udine.[1]
References
- ^ "La oportunidad fuera de casa". LA NACION. 15 July 2001.