Surprise! Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro announced that he retires from Los Pumas this Saturday against the All Blacks

A news surprised in the last hours the followers of Los Pumas, who look forward to the second game for the Rugby Championship against the All Blacks, in Velez. The experienced 36 -year – communicated in a video on social networks, The decision to play his latest meeting with the Argentine team’s shirt when he reaches his 81 test.

“I wanted to tell what Tomorrow is going to be my last game with the Los Pumas T -shirt. It was a very difficult decision to make, in fact the words do not come out“The Pilar began.”I will always be grateful to all the clubs that I passed, to the Pumas themselves, to all the schools that I went through, to all the staff. “

The 36 -year -old pillar, which can act as left or right and currently serves in the Benetton ranks Italian, he was not present in the first two duels against England in the July window, but was then called by Felipe Contepomi and joined for the test against The teros.

With the beginning of the Rugby Championship, he was again on the squad and on the first date, he entered from the bank before the All Blacks. Before this period, his last appearance had been in July 2023during the two meetings in front of the Springboks. However, a breakage of the Achilles tendon of his left leg, in August, left him out of the courts and He prevented him from playing the RWC of France 2023, what would have been Third World Cup.

In September last year, Tetaz Chaparro He acted again for his club after that injury and added in the last season a total of six games with the Treviso team.

“You never know when the right time is, But I had been thinking more than a week ago. I talked to my closest family, my wife, my children. It was a little for that, to be more time with them, among other things “, Tetaz Chaparro commented.

“I tried to enjoy the week to the fullest, trying to fight for a place, but knowing and feeling that it was going to be the last time. My family is my engine, and it is a challenge every day to be a good father. I also stay with the love of the people and the effort they make to come to see us,” he concluded.

In his outstanding career, he went through Camarones, Biguá, La Plata Rugby, Stade Francais, Newport Dragons, Lyon, Jaguares XV, Pumitas, Pampas XV (he was champion in 2011 of the Vodacom Cup), Jaguares, Bristol and Benetton. His debut in the selected selected was given On 05/23/2010 against Chile, and in 2012 it was measured for the first time against rivals Tier 1.