Agustín Creevy

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Agustín Creevy
Agustin Creevy 2011.jpg
Creevy vs England at 2011 Rugby World Cup
Birth nameAgustín Creevy
Date of birth (1985-03-15) March 15, 1985 (age 36)
Place of birthLa Plata, Argentina
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010
2015-		 San Luis
San Luis		 9 (35)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–09
2010–11
2010–11
2011–13
2013–15
2020–		 Biarritz
Pampas XV
Clermont
Montpellier
Worcester Warriors
London Irish		 8
13
1
43
29
12		 (0)
(10)
(0)
(15)
(20)
(25)
Correct as of 6 February 2021
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Buenos Aires ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016−2020 Jaguares 51 (70)
Correct as of 22 July 2016
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004
2005–06
2005–08
2009
2005–		 Argentina U19
Argentina U21
Argentina A
Argentina Jaguars
Argentina

5
8
85

(10)
(20)
(15)
Correct as of 18 September 2019

Agustín Creevy (born 15 March 1985 in La Plata) is an Argentine rugby union player.[1][2] He currently plays for the national Argentina team The Pumas and for London Irish in the Gallagher Premiership. Creevy is the most-capped Argentinian rugby player of all-time, having played 89 tests, including 49 as captain, from 2014-2018.

He plays as a hooker, but has also played flanker and was selected for the 2010 June tests against Scotland. His test debut for Argentina was in 2005 when he played against Japan in Buenos Aires.

Creevy is ambassador for .[3]

Personal life[]

Creevy was born in La Plata.[4]

In November 2020, Creevy tributed the passing of Diego Maradona in an interview and also with his team, London Irish, in a game against Leicester where Creevy used a black jersey with the number 10 and name Maradona inscribed on it.[5]

Career[]

Agustín started his rugby career in the San Luis rugby club, in La Plata, Buenos Aires. He made his Argentina debut aged 20 against Japan in 2005,[6] playing as a flanker, two years later he signed his first professional contract with French Top 14 side Biarritz[7] in 2007. However he played very little in his first season in Biarritz and had gone out of international selection contention soon after his debut for Argentina.

In his second season at Biarritz he played just 20 minutes and suffered a lot from a shoulder injury. During his time injured Argentina coach Santiago Phelan suggested he switched position from flanker to hooker, Creevy requested and was granted an early release from his contract with Biarritz in January 2009 to return to Argentina to adapt to playing his new position.

Remarkably, within months Creevy was selected to play for the Argentina Jaguars a few months later in May 2009 to tour Namibia, and was retained for the 2009 Churchill Cup. He was then selected for the senior Argentina side for the 2009 November tests and replaced Alberto Vernet Basualdo as the Pumas understudy to Mario Ledesma, all in less than a year of playing hooker.

After cementing his status as Argentina's number 2 hooker throughout 2010, Creevy was signed by Clermont[1][7] as a medical joker for the injured Willie Wepener in October 2010 on recommendation from Mario Ledesma. However he only played 2 minutes during his three-month stay at Clermont, and returned to the Pampas XV in 2011. After the Pampas XV's undefeated campaign he was signed by his third Top 14 side Montpellier.[7]

In 2011, Creevy was captain the Pumas under coach Santiago Phelan,[8] for Argentina's second warm up match against the French Barbarians however it didn't go well for him as Argentina struggled massively at the lineout and lost 21-18. He also captained the Pumas against Worcester. Creevy was selected by Argentina for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and played in all matches off the bench.

Creevy is known as a mobile hooker with some very good ball handling skills for a hooker, his good offloading skills have led him to become called "Sonny Bill" Creevy (after the All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams whose trademark is offloading) by some Montpellier fans.[9]

Agustín is part of the Argentina squad that competes in the Rugby Championship, being captain since the 2014 Rugby Championship and until the 2018 Rugby Championship.

He was part of the national team that competed at the 2015 Rugby World Cup and 2019 Rugby World Cup.

In 2016, Creevy received an offer from a club in Ireland before returning to Argentina to play for Jaguares.[10] He returned Argentina with the intention of playing for the Pumas.[11]

In August 2020, he signed a one year contract with Premiership Rugby side London Irish,[12] ahead of the 2020–21 season.[13][14]

In February 2021, Creevy spoke of the idea of renovating his contract with London Irish, staying in England, and playing in the 2023 World Cup.[15] In the same month, he extended his contract with the club and was joined by compatriot Facundo Gigena, who arrived from Leicester Tigers.[16]

In October 2021, Creevy marked tries in four consecuitive games and grew his desire of returning to the Pumas.[17] The tries were against rivals Sale Sharks, Northampton Saints, Leicester Tigers and Gloucester.[18] Creevy, at age 36, also started in the last five games and disputed 286 minutes.[19]

On 7 January 2022, Creevy renewed his contract with London Irish.[20][21] In January 2022, Creevy was expulsed for London Irish, for head butting opponent, Jamie Ritchie,[22] from Edinburgh in a game for the Challenge Cup.[23] On 19 January, London Irish announced on their website that Creevy's disciplinary outcome was a three-week suspension and that he would be free to play again on 7 February.[24][25] The disciplinary committee affirmed that the suspension was for six weeks, but good records and no aggravating factors, the suspension was reduced to three weeks.[26]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "FICHA JUGADOR - UAR - UNIÓN ARGENTINA DE RUGBY". Archived from the original on 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  2. ^ "Official RWC 2011 Site - Argentina - Agustín Creevy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
  3. ^ "Agustín Creevy: "Como en una empresa, un líder se hace entre todos"".
  4. ^ "Agustín Creevy extendió el contrato con London Irish y compartirá equipo con "Facu" Gigena | Rugby".
  5. ^ "Agustín Creevy, el Puma que homenajeó a Diego Maradona: "Nunca vi un deportista como él en todo el mundo"". 30 November 2020.
  6. ^ "ESPN Scrum - Agustin Creevy".
  7. ^ a b c "The Rugby Championship Players to Watch - Agustín Creevy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  8. ^ Dapelo, Santiago (11 June 2011). "Agustín Creevy: "Sueño con jugar el Mundial y triunfar en el exterior"". La Nación.
  9. ^ "The "Sonny Bill" Creevy offload". 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  10. ^ "Agustín Creevy: "Como en una empresa, un líder se hace entre todos"".
  11. ^ "Agustín Creevy: "Como en una empresa, un líder se hace entre todos"".
  12. ^ "Rugby - A Pleno Rugby".
  13. ^ "Agustin Creevy signs with Exiles | 11th August 2020 | News". London Irish. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  14. ^ "Agustín Creevy extendió el contrato con London Irish y compartirá equipo con "Facu" Gigena | Rugby".
  15. ^ "Rugby - A Pleno Rugby".
  16. ^ "Agustín Creevy extendió el contrato con London Irish y compartirá equipo con "Facu" Gigena | Rugby".
  17. ^ Casanova, Nicolás (20 October 2021). "Agustín Creevy y una notable racha de tries en Inglaterra que alimenta su mayor deseo: El regreso a los Pumas". La Nación.
  18. ^ Casanova, Nicolás (20 October 2021). "Agustín Creevy y una notable racha de tries en Inglaterra que alimenta su mayor deseo: El regreso a los Pumas". La Nación.
  19. ^ Casanova, Nicolás (20 October 2021). "Agustín Creevy y una notable racha de tries en Inglaterra que alimenta su mayor deseo: El regreso a los Pumas". La Nación.
  20. ^ https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2022/01/07/el-rugbier-argentino-agustin-creevy-renueva-con-london-irish/
  21. ^ https://www.lavoz.com.ar/deportes/rugby/agustin-creevy-jugara-otra-temporada-en-el-rugby-ingles/
  22. ^ https://www.espn.com.ar/rugby/nota/_/id/9805723/creevy-suspension-tres-semanas-london-irish-edinburgh-challenge-cup
  23. ^ https://www.aplenorugby.com.ar/site/internacionales/challenge-cup/69854/asi-fue-la-expulsion-de-creevy
  24. ^ https://www.london-irish.com/news/disciplinary-outcome-agustin-creevy/bp3334/
  25. ^ https://www.espn.com.ar/rugby/nota/_/id/9805723/creevy-suspension-tres-semanas-london-irish-edinburgh-challenge-cup
  26. ^ https://www.espn.com.ar/rugby/nota/_/id/9805723/creevy-suspension-tres-semanas-london-irish-edinburgh-challenge-cup

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