Diego Albanese
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Diego Luis Albanese is a former Argentine
rugby union player who played as a winger. He played for the San Isidro Club
in Argentina, French side Grenoble, Gloucester
and Leeds Tykes. Albanese made 17 appearances for Gloucester
scoring three tries.
He has won 55 caps for Argentina
, scoring 50 points, including appearances at the 1995
, 1999 and 2003 World Cups. He became famous after scoring the winning try in the World Cup wild card match against Ireland
in the 1999 World Cup that put Argentina
into their first ever quarter final.
Albanese joined Leeds Tykes
in 2002 on a two year contract. He made his debut against Leicester Tigers
in August 2002 and helped his new side to a 26-13 win. In his first season 2002-2003 Diego made 18 starts in the Zurich Premiership
scoring one try, a match winner against Harlequins
at Headingley. After returning from the World Cup in 2003, he went on to make eight more starts in the Zurich Premiership
scoring one try, Diego was also a try scorer for Leeds Tykes
in the Heineken Cup
, in the loss to the reigning European Champions Toulouse
at Headingley.
Albanese left the Tykes
at the end of the 2004/05 season to return to SIC in Argentina, where he retired in 2006.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
rugby union player who played as a winger. He played for the San Isidro Club
San Isidro Club
The San Isidro Club is a rugby union and field hockey club sited in Boulogne Sur Mer, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is also member of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires .-The beginning:...
in Argentina, French side Grenoble, Gloucester
Gloucester RFC
Gloucester Rugby are a professional English rugby union club situated in the west country city of Gloucester. The club plays in the domestic Aviva Premiership...
and Leeds Tykes. Albanese made 17 appearances for Gloucester
Gloucester RFC
Gloucester Rugby are a professional English rugby union club situated in the west country city of Gloucester. The club plays in the domestic Aviva Premiership...
scoring three tries.
He has won 55 caps for Argentina
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
, scoring 50 points, including appearances at the 1995
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....
, 1999 and 2003 World Cups. He became famous after scoring the winning try in the World Cup wild card match against Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
in the 1999 World Cup that put Argentina
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
into their first ever quarter final.
Albanese joined Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Carnegie is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, currently playing in the RFU Championship. In recent years, they have bounced between the Premiership and the second-level National Division One, now known as the RFU Championship; they were either promoted or relegated...
in 2002 on a two year contract. He made his debut against Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
in August 2002 and helped his new side to a 26-13 win. In his first season 2002-2003 Diego made 18 starts in the Zurich Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
scoring one try, a match winner against Harlequins
Harlequin F.C.
The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...
at Headingley. After returning from the World Cup in 2003, he went on to make eight more starts in the Zurich Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
scoring one try, Diego was also a try scorer for Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Carnegie is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, currently playing in the RFU Championship. In recent years, they have bounced between the Premiership and the second-level National Division One, now known as the RFU Championship; they were either promoted or relegated...
in the Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
, in the loss to the reigning European Champions Toulouse
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...
at Headingley.
Albanese left the Tykes
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Carnegie is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, currently playing in the RFU Championship. In recent years, they have bounced between the Premiership and the second-level National Division One, now known as the RFU Championship; they were either promoted or relegated...
at the end of the 2004/05 season to return to SIC in Argentina, where he retired in 2006.