| Felipe Contepomi | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Felipe Contepomi | ||
| Date of birth | August 20, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight | 14 st 3 lb (90 kg) | ||
| Nickname | Dr. Phil (fel) | ||
| School | Cardinal Newman College (Buenos Aires) | ||
| University | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Manuel Contepomi (twin brother) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half, Centre | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 1999–2003 2003–2009 2009- |
Bristol Leinster Toulon |
50 116 1 |
(618) (1225) (3) |
| correct as of 2009-12-03. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| 1998–present | Argentina | 65 | (476) |
| correct as of 2009-03-21. | |||
| 7's National teams | Tournaments | ||
| 1998–2002 |  Argentina |
9 | |
| correct as of 2007-08-05. | |||
Felipe Contepomi (born August 20, 1977 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Toulon of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners League side Leinster. Contepomi has played more than 60 games for Argentina, was an occasional captain of the side early in his career, and is now the full-time captain after the international retirement of Agustín Pichot. His twin brother Manuel is also a Puma.
Contepomi started playing rugby for Newman in Buenos Aires. In 2003 he joined Leinster from Bristol on a four-year contract following Bristol's relegation from the Zurich Premiership.[1]
He played a major role in Leinster's run in the 2006 Heineken Cup, helping Leinster to a 41-35 win over Cup holders Toulouse, scoring 21 points in the process and winning the man of the match award. That year he was top scorer in both the Celtic League and Heineken Cup.
In late January 2006, Contepomi's girlfriend, Paula, gave birth to their daughter, Catalina. Only hours later, Contepomi played for Leinster the Magners League match against Border Reivers, a game in which he went on to score 22 points[2].
In November of that year, Agustín Pichot said that Contepomi was a better player than All Black fly-half, Dan Carter, the winner of the 2005 IRB Player of the Year award.[3]
On 31 May 2007, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Dublin conferred him with the medical degrees of MB BCh BAO (NUI) LRCP&SI. He subsequently worked in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
Contepomi was one of the stars of the Argentina national rugby union team during the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He was the second highest points scorer in the tournament, trailing only Percy Montgomery.
Contepomi was nominated by the IRB as one of five candidates for the 2007 International Player of the Year award, won by Bryan Habana. Felipe won the 2007 Rugby Writers of Ireland Player of the Year award.
On March 12, 2009 it was announced that Contepomi would be leaving Leinster at the end of the season, and that he had signed a 4 year deal to join French side Toulon from the 2009/10 season.[4][5]
Contepomi played a role in the Leinster win over Munster in the Heineken Cup semi final on May 2, 2009. After scoring a drop goal 15 minutes in, he was helped off the pitch after suffering a knee injury half an hour in. An MRI scan confirmed he tore his anterior cruciate ligament and was expected to be out of action for 6 months post-op.[6] Almost exactly on schedule, he made his Toulon debut on November 21 against Brive, coming off the bench and scoring a penalty in Toulon's 19–10 win.[7]
Comtepomi won both the Magners (Celtic) League and the Heineken (European) Cup with Leinster.
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