Alejandro Petra is an Argentine

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coach and sports manager. He is professionally a

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. He was one of the coaches of

Tucumán Rugby Club Tucumán Rugby Club (TRC) is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Yerba Buena in Tucumán Province. Although other sports (such as tennis and field hockey) are practised in the institution, Tucumán is mostly known for its rugby union team ...

, with Luis Castillo and Manuel Galindo.Aún sin acuerdo total, La Nación, 10 December 2009 (Spanish)
Petra was one of the two head coaches of

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, with

Ricardo Paganini Ricardo Paganini is an Argentine former rugby union player and coach. He was born in Rosario and is an orthopaedic surgeon. Paganini played for Rosario Jockey Club. He would be the team coach for nine seasons, being Rosario Champion for six time ...

at the

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. They couldn't avoid Argentina elimination in the 1st round. After the competition, Ricardo Paganini was replaced by Emilio Perasso. Petra was the manager of Argentina during their tour of South Africa and Europe in 2002.

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Aún sin acuerdo total, La Nación, 10 December 2009 (Spanish)
Living people Argentine rugby union coaches Argentina national rugby union team coaches Year of birth missing (living people) {{argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub