 Chaparro representing Argentina during the Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Francisco Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 June 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | General Madariaga, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (267 lb; 19 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francisco Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (born 11 June 1989) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Benetton and the Argentina national team.[1][2]
A prop forward, he began his career with Bigua Rugby Club (Mar del Plata) and La Plata. From 2011 to 2013 he joined with Stade Français.[3] In 2013 Tetaz Chaparro signed with Newport Gwent Dragons for the 2013–14 season and Lyon Olympique for the 2014–15 season. He was released by the Dragons in April 2014. After the experience with Jaguares in Super Rugby, from 2016 to 2020, in 2021 he played for the Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby.
In 2009 he was named in the Argentina Under 20 squad and from 2009 to 2014 in the Argentina Jaguars. Member of Pumas from 2010, Chaparro was a starter for the Argentina national team on 14 November 2020 in their first ever win against the All Blacks.[4] Chaparro was named in Argentina's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup but then had to withdraw through injury and was replaced by Juan Figallo.[5]
