Santiago Gomez Cora

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Santiago Gomez Cora
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Santiago Gómez Cora at the 2008 USA Sevens
Date of birth (1978-07-25) July 25, 1978 (age 45)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fullback
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Argentina
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2000-2010 Argentina
Coaching career
Years Club / team
2013-Present
2013
Argentina sevens
Argentina Women's sevens

Santiago Gómez Cora (born July 25, 1978) is a former rugby union sevens player for Argentina. He holds the all-time record for number of tries scored on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit with 230.[1] He also ranks among the top five players all-time in points and in appearances.

Gómez Cora also played full-back for the Pumas in fifteens.[citation needed] In March 2008 it was confirmed he would move to Welsh club Ospreys.[citation needed]

In September 2013, Gómez Cora became head coach of the Argentina national rugby sevens team.[2] Gómez Cora has previously coached the Argentina women's rugby sevens team. In addition to his duties with Argentina's national teams, he works with Serevi Rugby, a training and development program founded by Fiji legend Waisale Serevi; he is based in Buenos Aires and operates the organization's Latin American efforts.[3]

References

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  2. IRB.com, Gómez Cora new Puma Sevens coach, Sep. 13, 2013, http://www.irbsevens.com/news/newsid=2068727.html
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