Mauro Adrian Comuzzi (born 12 July 1983) is an Argentine former rugby union international.[1]

Mauro Comuzzi
Full nameMauro Adrian Comuzzi
Date of birth (1983-07-12) 12 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight202 lb (92 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–11 Argentina 5 (0)

Comuzzi, a native of Buenos Aires Province, was a winger and occasional fullback. He played in Italy from 2005 to 2008, for Amatori Catania and U.R. Capitolina, before breaking into the national team (Pumas).[2]

Between 2008 and 2011, Comuzzi was capped five times for the Pumas, mostly on the wing. His international career included a Test match against England at Twickenham.[3] He played in the Pampas XV that won the 2011 Vodacom Cup, competing amongst South African provincial teams.[4]

Comuzzi retired from professional rugby aged 30 and relocated to Chile in 2015 to take up a position at The Grange School, Santiago, where he is the Head of Sports.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Mauro Comuzzi, la única incorporación en el plantel". La Nación (in Spanish). 15 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Mauro Comuzzi - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
  3. ^ Pantuflasdice, Juan (28 September 2015). "Mauro Comuzzi: Un Puma en Old Boys". El Deportero (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Un Puma en Chile". La Tercera (in Spanish). 10 October 2015.
  5. ^ Cofré, Mauricio (22 July 2022). "Ex jugador de los "Pumas" y profesor del Grange: "La clasificación invita a que más chicos practiquen rugby"". Deportivo Escolar (in Spanish).
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