Federico Todeschini
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Federico Todeschini is an Argentine
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
Rugby union
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 footballer. He has played for several teams in Argentina, Italy
Italy
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 and France
France
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, he has also represented the Argentina national rugby union team
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...

 on several occasions since 1998.

Todeschini started his career in Argentina with Atlético del Rosario
Club Atlético del Rosario
Club Atlético del Rosario is a sports club from Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. The sports currently practised at the club are rugby union, field hockey, cricket and tennis.-History:...

, where he won two national championships
Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
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 in 1996 and 2000.

He has played for several clubs in Europe.

Todeschini was named as man of the match in the famous 25-18 defeat of England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...

 at Twickenham
Twickenham Stadium
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 on November 11, 2006.

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UAR profile
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