Felipe Berchesi
Uruguay international rugby union player (born 1991)
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Felipe Berchesi Pisano (born 12 April 1991) is a Uruguayan former rugby union player who played as a fly-half.
.jpg) Berchesi with Uruguay at the 2023 Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Felipe Berchesi Pisano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 April 1991 Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Berchesi started his career in Uruguay playing for Carrasco Polo Club.
In mid 2013, he moved to Italy to play for Rugby Badia.[1]
In mid 2014, he joined Fédérale 1 side Chambéry and after having an outstanding performance, he moved to Pro D2 side US Carcassonne.
International career
He has 39 caps for Uruguay since 2011, scoring 2 tries, 48 conversions, 76 penalties and 1 drop goal, 337 points on aggregate. He had his first cap at the 16–9 win Portugal, at 13 November 2011, in Caldas da Rainha, in a tour, aged 20 years old. He was called for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, playing in 3 games and scoring 5 penalties, 15 points on aggregate. He was called once again for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, playing in all the 4 games and scoring 6 conversions and 6 penalties, 30 points on aggregate.[2]
In 2011 he played rugby sevens at the Pan American Games.[3]
In 2013 Berchesi was part of Uruguay's squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
