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Photo: Gerardo Tejeda
“It’s always special to play here because you enjoy the whole week. It’s different and it’s a very nice feeling“said Gonzalo, who has a long career in the national team: “I work every day to continue in Los Pumas, but I never take a call for granted because the team is the most important thing and demands being at the highest level.”
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“It’s good that France is coming, especially for the moment that French rugby is going through and I hope that in Mendoza things go well for us, as has happened many times,” said Bertranou in dialogue with Amadeo Inzirillo on El Mediodía on Channel 7.
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“Felipe (Contepomi) is the continuity of a two-year process that we had with Michael (Cheika)with some new things. We already had a camp in London to talk about the objectives and review what we did in the previous two years. The goal is the 2027 World Cup in Australia, but before that there are many steps to fill.”
At 30 years old and enjoying the new fatherhood of Wildtogether with his partner Chiara MediciGonzalo has just completed a very good 3 and a half year experience in Wales where he played for Dragons and finished with a brief stint with Cardiff Blues. “We are very happy and luckily we have no problems resting, which is something important for the life of a professional athlete,” he said.
Gonzalo Bertranou in El Mediodía on Channel 7
Gonzalo Bertranou’s numbers at Los Pumas
- It is the Puma 823 and debuted in 2015 against Paraguay
- His first test against a Tier 1 team was in 2017 against England
- He played 57 games (30 as a starter) and scored 6 tries
- He was in two World Cups: 2019 and 2023.
- Of his 57 matches, 25 were in the Rugby Championship and 5 in World Cups.
