Hugo Porta
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Hugo Porta (born 11 September 1951) is an Argentine retired rugby union player. Considered one of the best fly-halves the sport has seen, he is an inductee of both the International Rugby Hall of Fame[2] and IRB Hall of Fame.[3][4] During the 1970s and 1980s, he played 58 times for Argentina, captaining them on 34 occasions, including leading them during the first World Cup in 1987.
Birth name | Hugo Porta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1951-09-11) 11 September 1951 (age 72) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | UBA[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Architect[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Porta made his international debut in 1971. His best performances for Los Pumas came in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with a draw with France in 1977, a 24–13 win against Australia in 1979, and a 21–21 draw with New Zealand in 1985.
In December 2018, Porta was elected as president of Argentine sports club Banco Nación, where he spent his entire career as player.[5]