Full name | Gabriel Ascárate | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
Current status | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Club Natación y Gimnasia/Jaguares | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre / Wing | ||||||||||||||||
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Amateur clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2014- |
Club Natación y Gimnasia Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club Club Natación y Gimnasia |
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Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2010–12 2012–13 2013–14 2015 2016 |
Pampas XV US Carcassonne Glasgow Warriors Pampas XV Jaguares |
16 18 6 0 |
(15) (7) (5) () (0) |
Correct as of 17 August 2016
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National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2006 2007 2007–08 2008–11 2009–10 2007– |
Argentina U19 Argentina U21 Argentina A Pumas Sevens Argentina Jaguars Argentina |
7 2 3 5 7 19 |
(49) (5) (10) () (5) (20) |
Correct as of 26 November 2016
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Gabriel Ascárate (born 20 October 1987) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who played as a centre for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro 12.
Ascárate started his career in his homeland playing for both Club Natación y Gimnasia in his hometown of San Miguel de Tucumán and later the Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club. He also represented the Pampas XV in the South African Vodacom Cup between 2010 and 2012 before moving abroad to join French side US Carcassonne for the 2012–13 season. He made 18 appearances in France before moving north in July 2013 to join Glasgow Warriors. He was released by Glasgow Warriors on February 2014 after being ruled out from 'contact rugby' for 6 months.
He made his senior debut for Los Pumas against Chile in May 2007 and to date he has amassed 8 caps and scored 2 tries. He is also a former Pumas Sevens player, making 5 appearances in the IRB Sevens World Series between 2008 and 2011.