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| Birth name | Hugo Porta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 September 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | UBA[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Architect[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
- ^ a b c d Hugo Porta biography at Banco Nación webpage Archived 16 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hugo Porta". International Rugby Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
- ^ "IRB Hall of Fame Welcomes Five Inductees". International Rugby Board. 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- ^ "Hugo Porta". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
- ^ Hugo Porta es el nuevo presidente de Banco Nación on ESPN, 15 Dec 2018