Marcos Ayerza
Encyclopedia
Marcos Ayerza is an Argentine
rugby union
footballer who plays loose-head prop for an English club, the Leicester Tigers
.
. His Tigers debut came as a late call-up when Alex Moreno
was injured in the warm-up, against Bath Rugby
in September 2006.
In January 2008, he signed a three-year contract extension with Tigers along with fellow prop Martin Castrogiovanni
.
He won back-to-back Guinness Premiership
titles with Leicester Tigers
, in 2009
and 2010. The 2009 final was against London Irish
, and the 2010 against Saracens
.
. His only international try to date was scored against in April 2005
He went on to compete in qualifying matches for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
and was capped twice during that competition, collecting a bronze medal as Argentina came third. He has played on both sides of the scrum internationally.
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
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...
footballer who plays loose-head prop for an English club, the 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...
.
Club career
He joined Leicester in 2006, having previously played his rugby for Cardinal Newman in Buenos AiresBuenos 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...
. His Tigers debut came as a late call-up when Alex Moreno
Alex Moreno
Alejandro Cristian Moreno is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a prop.He currently plays for Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership, which he joined in 2009 from Rugby Calvisano.-External links:**...
was injured in the warm-up, against Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league...
in September 2006.
In January 2008, he signed a three-year contract extension with Tigers along with fellow prop Martin Castrogiovanni
Martin Castrogiovanni
Martín Leandro Castrogiovanni is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer. He played for Ghial Calvisano, with whom he won the Italian championship in 2005. He has since signed a new contract with Leicester Tigers, and after a successful 2006/07 season with them was named Guinness Premiership...
.
He won back-to-back Guinness 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...
titles with 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 2009
2008-09 Guinness Premiership
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and 2010. The 2009 final was against London Irish
London Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
, and the 2010 against Saracens
Saracens F.C.
Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...
.
International
Ayerza has represented at under-19 and under-21 level, playing in both the 2003 and 2004 under-21 World Championships. His international debut for the full Argentina side was in December 2004 against the SpringbgoksSouth Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
. His only international try to date was scored against in April 2005
He went on to compete in qualifying matches for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
and was capped twice during that competition, collecting a bronze medal as Argentina came third. He has played on both sides of the scrum internationally.
External links
- Argentina profile Marcos Ayerza at UAR.com.ar Marcos Ayerza on leicestertigers.com