Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine professional rugby coach who is currently the backs coach at Leinster Rugby. He was a rugby union footballer who played fly-half or centre; his last club was Club Newman, in the first division of the URBA championship. He was also a key player for Argentina, having played 15 years for the national team. His twin brother Manuel was also a Puma. In June 2015 he was appointed coach of Argentina XV. Contepomi was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in November 2017.
Contepomi during a training session of Stade Français.
Contepomi taking a kick v England during the 2011 Rugby World Cup
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby union team represents Argentina in men's international competitions, The Argentine Rugby Union. Officially nicknamed Los Pumas, they play in sky blue and white jerseys. They are ranked 7th in the world by World Rugby, making them by some distance the highest-ranked nation in the Americas.
The first Argentina national team ever before playing the British Lions, 12 June 1910
The team that played the first test against the British Lions wearing the light blue and white jersey for the first time on 31 July 1927
The Jaguar, native to northeastern Argentina was chosen as the symbol of the team in 1941
Players of Los Pumas and a grenadier posing with the away uniform for the 2023 World Cup