
Dr Felipe Contepomi, RCSI Alumni, is an Argentine professional rugby coach who is currently the head coach of the Argentine national side.
Contepomi was a rugby union footballer who played fly-half or centre; his last club was Club Newman, in the first division of the URBA championship, before signing with professional teams in Europe such as Leinster. He was a key player for Argentina, having played 15 years for the national team. Contepomi was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in November 2017
On 31 May 2007, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Dublin conferred him with the medical degrees of MB BCh BAO (NUI) LRCP&SI. He subsequently worked in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.