Marcelo Bosch (born January 7, 1984) was an

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footballer. He most recently played for Saracens F.C. in the

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. He used to play for the Argentina national team,

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. His usual position was centre, but he could also play at fly half or full-back. He participated at the

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in New Zealand and

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in England. Bosch is part of the national squad that competes in the Rugby Championship. Marcelo Bosch retired from rugby at the end of the 2018/2019 season, his last club being Saracens RFC. During his time at Saracens he has won two Premiership titles in 2016 and 2018. He also helped Saracens win the European Champions Cup in 2016 and 2017. At the start of the season 2019/2020 season Bosch was a part time player/coach for a level 5 team, Burton RFC in Staffordshire.

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