- Title: ARGENTINA: Argentine rugby stars gather for snow tournament
- Date: 18th August 2009
- Summary: BARILOCHE, RIO NEGRO, ARGENTINA (AUGUST 17, 2009) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SKIING IN BARILOCHE SLOPES RUGBY PLAYERS WARMING UP AHEAD OF GAME VARIOUS OF RUGBY GAME BEING PLAYED IN THE SNOW MORE OF RUGBY GAME (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) RUGBY PLAYER MARTIN MARZULO, SAYING: "It's good because it's an alternative to playing the seven. It can be play on the beach or in the snow because it is different. It's a good pitch with good sponsors and it's good for the game." MORE OF RUGBY GAME PUBLIC WATCHING MORE OF GAME (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) RUGBY PLAYER MARTIN ALTBERG, SAYING: "The truth is it is spectacular. The nice thing about this sport is coming here and making friends, you can play with people that you wouldn't play with in Buenos Aires. And personally, I've never played in the snow before, it is very fun and Bariloche is great so it is a great experience. I would like to thank the organisers and I now wait for the end and hopefully we will be champions. What else can I say." VARIOUS OF WINNING TEAM CELEBRATING
- Embargoed: 2nd September 2009 03:00
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- Location: Argentina
- Country: Argentina
- Topics: Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA4U0O8MSY6SC9GPG2QTCVRNX3B
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- Story Text: Argentine rugby stars gathered in the resort town of Bariloche on Monday (August 17) for a game the Rugby Snow Challenge.
The Snow Rugby Challenge was held at Bariloche's central square and featured two rugby teams made up of some of Argentina's most well know players.
"It's good because it's an alternative to playing the seven. It can be play on the beach or in the snow because it is different. It's a good pitch with good sponsors and it's good for the game," said Rugby player Martin Marzulo.
"The truth is it is spectacular. The nice thing about this sport is coming here and making friends, you can play with people that you wouldn't play with in Buenos Aires. And personally, I've never played in the snow before, it is very fun and Bariloche is great so it is a great experience," added Rugby player Martin Altberg.
Rugby stars taking part in the Rugby Snow Challenge included such names as Miguel De Achaval, Alejandro Galli, Jaime Arocena, Juan Imhoff, Tomas Passerotti and Facundo Vega, among others. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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