Patricio Noriega

Infobox Rugby biography
name = Patricio Noriega


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birthyear = 1971
birthmonth =10
birthday =22
placeofbirth = Buenos Aires, Argentina
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height = convert|1.93|m|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|117|kg|stlb|abbr=on
ru_position = prop|capital=yes
ru_nationalteam = Australia Argentina
ru_nationalyears = 1998-2003 1991-1995
ru_nationalcaps = 24 25
ru_nationalpoints = (0) (10)
ru_ntupdate = 5 March 2007
ru_clubyears = 2001-2004 2000-2001 1996-2000 19??-1996
ru_clubcaps = 14 56
ru_proclubs = NSW Waratahs Stade Francais ACT Brumbies Hindú Club
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ru_clubupdate =5 March 2007
ru_provinceyears =
ru_coachupdate = 5 March 2007
ru_coachclubs = Hindú Club Lomas Athletic Club
ru_coachyears = 2005-2007 2008
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family =
spouse = Laura
children = four children
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Patricio Noriega (born 22 October, 1971, Argentina) is a former Argentine Rugby Union footballer who played prop. He started his career in local club Hindu and had his test debut for Los Pumas in 1991 against Paraguay. After playing two Rugby World Cup's (1991 and 1995) he then migrated to Australia to join Super 12 team the ACT Brumbies in 1996. After a couple of seasons, he was offered to play for the Wallabies and made his debut against France in 1998. However, he suffered a shoulder injury on the eve of the 1999 Rugby World Cup and was unable to play for his new national team in their victorious campaign. In 2000 he played for French team Stade Français before joining another Super 12 team, the New South Wales Waratahs in Sydney the following year. He played his final Wallabies test in 2003 against South Africa and in March 2004 he retired due to a chronic back injury.

He was capped 25 times for the Argentine Pumas and 24 times for the Australian Wallabies.

He returned to Argentina where he was head coach of his former club Hindú, leading them to win the National Clubs Championship in 2005.

Patricio currently coaches Buenos Aires rugby club Lomas Athletic Club.

External links

* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rugby/news/2002/02/27/super_12/ Noriega to start for Waratahs]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/2172814.stm Noriega out of Wallabies squad]