Alberto Vernet Basualdo
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Alberto Vernet Basualdo (born June 8, 1982 in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
) is an Argentine rugby union
player. His position is hooker. He started playing in Buenos Aires team Asociación Alumni and currently plays for Toulouse
, in France
; he also plays for the Argentine national rugby team, his debut for Los Pumas was on December 4, 2004.
In 2005 he suffered a career threatening neck injury displacing the 5th vertebra and the Intervertebral disc
, but he recovered and was selected to represent Argentina at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
. Up to the world cup he played for Alumni
in Argentina, but he joined Toulouse after the end of the tournament.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
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...
) is an Argentine rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. His position is hooker. He started playing in Buenos Aires team Asociación Alumni and currently plays for 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...
, in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; he also plays for the Argentine national rugby team, his debut for Los Pumas was on December 4, 2004.
In 2005 he suffered a career threatening neck injury displacing the 5th vertebra and the Intervertebral disc
Intervertebral disc
Intervertebral discs lie between adjacent vertebrae in the spine. Each disc forms a cartilaginous joint to allow slight movement of the vertebrae, and acts as a ligament to hold the vertebrae together.-Structure:...
, but he recovered and was selected to represent Argentina at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
. Up to the world cup he played for Alumni
Alumni Athletic Club
Asociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:...
in Argentina, but he joined Toulouse after the end of the tournament.