Gabriel Travaglini (born in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

, 14 February 1958) is an Argentine retired rugby union player. He played as number 8. He played for CASI for all of his entire career. As of April 2022, he is the chairman of Unión Argentina de Rugby.

Career

Travaglini debuted with

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against

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, in September 1977, playing as lock. Between 1980 and 1986, Travaglini was the captain for CASI. His first match for

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was against

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, on 24 October 1978. He was also part of the

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Pumas roster, playing all the three matches, ending his international career in the pool stage match against the

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. Between 2013 and 2015, he was CASI's chairman, as well as the chairman of

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(URBA). In April 2022, Travaglini became chairman of UAR, being the first from URBA since 2009 and the one who played most matches for the Pumas in the history. He also became the first chairman to have played a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Travaglini, Gabriel 1958 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Rugby union number eights Argentina international rugby union players 1987 Rugby World Cup players Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Club Atlético San Isidro rugby union players