Joaquín Tuculet announced his retirement from rugby

After 12 years of career, the Argentine Joaquín Tuculet announced, through his social networks, his retirement from rugby. The former back had one last stint at Los Tilos, a club from La Plata, where he made his debut in 2010. Thank you,” the former Los Pumas player posted on his official Instagram account, along with a video compiling the best moments of his career, which was also shared by his home club. 

Tuculet, 32, debuted in Los Tilos in 2010. After a season in the Buenos Aires cast, he emigrated to European rugby. First of all, he wore the shirt of Sale Sharks of England. Then, he moved to France, where he played for Grenoble and Bordeaux.Su last step through the old continent was in Wales, a nation in which he played for Cardiff during the 2014/2015 season.With the creation of Jaguares in 2016, Tuculet returned to the country to be part of the Argentine franchise that was going to play Super Rugby. In total, the platense played five seasons until 2020, the year in which the aforementioned competition was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. After the dissolution of the Argentine team, the player left for mlr, where he was part of Toronto Arrows, a club where he stayed for a year. After his brief stint in the North American professional rugby league, he returned to Los Tilos in 2021.As for his involvement in Los Pumas, the former back played 56 games since his debut against Italy in 2012. In addition, he was part of the squad that played the 2015 and 2019 World Cups.

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