He also played for Mendoza Rugby Club in Argentina and won 74 caps for the Argentina national rugby union team , including appearances at four Rugby World Cups , in , and Mendez was considered the best hooker at the World Cup and had the unique ability to play hooker, loosehead or tighthead. He won the Heineken Cup in with Bath as a replacement [1] and then in with Northampton, [2] thus becoming the first player to win the trophy twice. Mendez also won the player of the season award for Northampton Saints in the β99 season.
He then went on to coach at his beloved Mendoza RC. He recently turned down the position of scrum coach for the South African Springboks. He said he could not live with himself if he helped the Boks beat the Argentinian Pumas. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 26 October Retrieved 24 February Retrieved 7 September Argentina squad β Rugby World Cup. Backs: Albanese F. Contepomi M. Contepomi Corleto J.
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Position s Head Coach. Mendoza RC.
