Horacio Agulla

Horacio Agulla (born October 22, 1984 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player, who plays for Castres Olympique at club level. He plays as a wing or fullback.

Horacio Agulla
Birth nameHoracio Agulla
Date of birth (1984-10-22) October 22, 1984
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb) [1]
Occupation(s)rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback, Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–07 Hindú Club ()
Correct as of September 7, 2007
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–08
2008–10
2010–12
2012–16
2016–		 Dax
Brive
Leicester Tigers
Bath
Castres Olympique		 15
37
47
54		 (23)
(33)
(40)
(110)
Correct as of 18 August 2015
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005
2006–07
2005–15		 Argentina U21
Argentina A
Argentina		 8
8
63		 (20)
(15)
(30)
Correct as of 30 October 2015
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2006 Argentina 4
Correct as of September 24, 2007

Horacio attended St. Felipe The Apostle School in Don Torcuato, a suburb in The Province of Buenos Aires. Agulla made his debut for the national side on December 3, 2005, in a match against Samoa. He was part of the Argentine squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup which succeed in gaining Argentina's highest world cup finish of third place [2] and Argentine squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

In 2008 he signed with Top 14's US Dax. He moved on to Brive in 2008. It was reported in early April 2010 (including on Sky Sports in the UK) that he had signed a contract to play for Leicester Tigers from the 2010/2011 season, joining his fellow Argentine internationals Marcos Ayerza and Lucas González Amorosino at Welford Road. In June 2012, he left Leicester and signed a contract with Bath Rugby.[3]

Horacio was part of the Argentina squad that competes in the Rugby Championship.

References
  1. "Argentina rugby profile". Archived from the original on 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  2. "France 10-34 Argentina". Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  3. "Bath Rugby sign former Leicester winger Horacio Agulla". Retrieved 2012-06-26.
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