Glasgow net pair of Puma tightheads, one on loan and another - Joe Marler's 'old friend' - for next season
Glasgow Warriors have bagged themselves a pair of Argentine tightheads, one on a loan deal that starts this week and another on a full-time basis from next season.
Leicester Tigers’ Gaston Cortes, the 34-year-old who was at Bristol Bears for six seasons, has opted to make the temporary loan switch from Welford Road to Scotstoun to help the Warriors keep things ticking over on the Guinness PRO14 front. Charlie Capps, 22, has gone in the opposite direction, swopping Scotland for England for a few months.
However, Glasgow have secured something longer-term with Exeter’s Enrique Pieretto, the 25-year-old agreeing to a two-year contract for next season subject to visa and medical clearance. He first came to prominence in the UK when red carded and banned for seven weeks for stamping on England’s Joe Marler in 2016.
Warriors have always had a liking for Pumas with the likes of Gabriel Ascarate, German Araoz, Federico Aramburu, Jose Piossek, Bernardo Stortoni and Francisco Leonelli having been on the books.
Now, Pieretto is set to arrive having only been at Scotstoun just last month when Exeter played out a thrilling Heineken Champions Cup draw with Glasgow. The tighthead joined the English Premiership side in November, having played for the Barbarians against Fiji at Twickenham.
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Standing at 6ft 1 and weighing 119kgs, Pieretto is incoming head coach Danny Wilson’s second new signing following the capture of Richie Gray from Top14 champions Toulouse.
Capped 24 times, the prop from Cordoba was part of Mario Ledesma’s 31-man squad for the 2019 World Cup in Japan, featuring in the Pumas’ pool stage victory over the USA in Kumagaya. This was after being involved in the Jaguares’ run to the Super Rugby final.
“Glasgow Warriors is a great club with great players and I chose to join to improve and grow as a player,” said Pieretto. “I can learn a lot from the coaches and players. It’s a good opportunity for me and I’m extremely grateful for that.
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“I spoke to Danny and he told me about his plans for the future. I’m excited about his vision and I’m looking forward to playing for him and the other coaches. It’s a fast pitch at Scotstoun and the fans are really noisy. I enjoyed playing there last month with Exeter Chiefs.”
Wilson added: “Enrique has 24 caps for Argentina and we have been impressed with his performances for Exeter, including the recent game against Glasgow. He’s an abrasive and aggressive scrummager and it is great news that he has decided to join us next season.”
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This is all being blown totally out of proportion. First of all, since half the Irish team isn’t Irish - it’s very likely that none of the Irish players said that at all and, thus, we’re not being arrogant. Second, since half the Irish team is Kiwi - it’s very likely the Kiwi players were predicting a NZ SA World Cup final. Which they got spot on. Good on them!
163 Go to commentsAha. An Irishman with logic! Follow the flow: - Ireland peaks with a >80% win record between 2020 and 2023. And then… - crashes out of another QF at the WC; - Beat a poor French Team; - Beat 6N wooden spoonists Italy; - Play shite against eventual wooden spoonists Wales; - Lose against the most boring, “the worst English team ever” , a team widely regarded as unable to attack; - scrape through against Scotland. This article, No - Trimble, is on the money! Except for one glaring statement: _The Springboks have a few aces in the hole in this debate being the reigning world champions and official world number ones_ There is no debate, boys and girls. There it is. In black and white. “Reigning World Champions and OFFICIAL world number ones”. Come July, the overrated Andy Farrell and this overhyped team are going to enter into a world of hurt.
86 Go to commentsI’d like to know what homoerotic events Daniel enjoyed at 8th man. I clearly missed out!
19 Go to commentsThis article is missing some detail, like some actual context or info about what led to him abusing the ref.
2 Go to comments*They used to say that football is a gentleman sport watched by hooligans and rugby is a hooligan sport watched by gentlemen. How times have changed.*
3 Go to commentsexcept ot wasnt late wasnt late at all so dont know why you all saying its late he commits early and its your fault fir not paying attention
29 Go to commentsNot sure the Bulls need another average utility back in their ranks. Chamberlain has been ok for the Sharks but is by no means an X-Factor player. Bulls bought several utility backs which they barely use. A typical example would be Henry Immelman who plays mostly Fullback. The Bulls however have rarely played him this year and he has played wing or centre. Bulls want to build depth but seems like they have too many surplus players
1 Go to commentsABs lost against a side playing without a hooker - The guy playing, had one shoulder. Line outs were a gimme for the ABs, and the last 8 minutes 14 played 14 against a team that had been smashed 3 weeks in a row… Yet with all that possession, with all that territory, with all the advantages they actually had, especially in the last 8 minutes, they couldn’t buy a point. Those last 8 minutes determined if they outplayed the Boks or not. History will show that the Boks completely outplayed the ABs, especially in those last 8 minutes, the business end of any rugby match
226 Go to commentsWould’ve, could’ve, should’ve, didn’t.
226 Go to commentsKok will become a fan favourite
1 Go to commentsI am really looking forward to Leigh Halfpenny playing his first Super rugby game for the Crusaders Playing a long side his former Welsh and Scarlets team mate Johnny McNicoll.Johnny has been playing great, back in a Crusaders jersey.The attack has strengthened big time. Also looking forward to David Havili at 10. David is a class act, it also allows Dallas McLeod to remain at 12. A good thing.
1 Go to commentsIf he had stopped insisting on playing in the backrow, instead of wing, where everyone told him he should, he would have been a Bok years ago….
11 Go to comments‘Salads don’t win scrums’ 😂 I love that.
19 Go to commentsCan’t wait for the article that talks about misogyny in Ireland. Somehow.
19 Go to commentsI would like to see a rule change, when the attacking team is held up over the try line, by allowing the defensive team to restart a goal line drop out releases the pressure for the defensive team, but what if the attacking team had to restart a tap 5m out from the defensive team it gives the attacking team to apply more pressure, there are endless options for the attacking side and it will keep the fans in suspence.
2 Go to commentsLess modern South African males predictably triggered.
19 Go to commentsMy heart is with Quins, but the head is convinced Toulouse have too much. Ntamack is back, his timing and wisdom has been missed.
1 Go to commentsWow, what a starting line up for the Sharks) Tasty up front,kremer vs Tshituka or venter …fiery ,,Lavannini ,,will he knobble etzebeth? Biggest game for belleau?
1 Go to commentsIt was rubbish to watch, Blues weren’t even present. Did what they had to do, nothing more. Should be better next week against canes.
1 Go to commentsI’ve just noticed that this match has an all-French refereeing team. Surely a game like this ought to have a neutral ref? Although looking at the BBC preview of the Saints game, Raynal is also down as reffing that - so there may be some confusion about who is reffing what.
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