AgustÃn Pichot
As of June 1, 2008 National October 19, 2007
Agustín Pichot ( born August 22, 1974 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays in the position of scrum Halbs. He was captain of the Argentine national team and led his country to the semi-finals of the World Cup 2007.
Career
Pichot began his career with Argentine club CASI, with whom he won among others the championship in his home country. In 1997 he moved to England to Richmond FC. Previously, he was already two years international. In April 1995, he made his debut for the " Pumas " on a tour to Australia. In his first game he scored the same a try. After two years at Richmond Pichot moved to Bristol in 1999. In the same year he participated with Argentina in the World Cup, when it succeeded the Pumas to make her way into the quarter-finals. There they lost despite an attempt by Pichot against France.
After the successful World Cup Pichot was first nominated in 2000 as a captain when Argentina met Ireland. In the following years he was an important part of the team that was able to establish itself in world rugby. In 2003 he moved to Stade Français in the French Top 14 at the World Cup in the same year he was captain of the team that just failed by a 15:16 defeat in the final game against Ireland in the first round. Also at the next World Cup in 2007 took part Pichot. The World Cup in France was the biggest success of the Pumas, who secured themselves by beating the hosts to third place at the tournament. As a result of victories against top-class opponents Argentina climbed up to third place in the IRB world rankings.
Pichot was the first foreign captain at Stade Français and won in 2007 with this team the French championship. Following this success, he moved to Racing Métro 92 in the second division of France, where he missed the rise. He finished his career then temporarily, but returned in March 2009 and sat on the bench of Stade Français in their match against U.S. Montauban.