 hugo porta (born 11 september 1951 in buenos aires) is a former argentine rugby union footballer, an inductee of both the international rugby hall of fame and irb hall of fame, and one of the best fly-halves the sport has seen. during the 1970s and 1980s, he played 58 times for los pumas, captaining them on 34 occasions, including leading them during the first world cup in 1987. porta made his international debut in 1971. his best performances came in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with 1977 draw with france, the pumas' 1979 24-13 win against australia, and a 21-21 tie with the all blacks on 2 november 1985. ==career== porta was born in buenos aires. he played football (soccer) and almost signed for boca juniors but then changed to rugby union, joining banco naciÃ³n. porta made his debut for argentina on 10 october 1971 against chile
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