Daniel Hourcade is a successful Argentine coach who has coached numerous teams that include Stade Rouennais, Pumpas and Portugal.
Hourcade starting his coaching career at the Universitario Rugby Club de Tucumán in 1993 and worked his way up to the senior head coach position, a position he would hold for 3 years.
He left the Tucumán side to become head coach of the Argentina Under-21 side before being named head coach of the Argentina sevens side between 2001 and 2004.
Hourcade left the Argentine in 2004 to take up a head coach position at a Portuguese domestic club, Grupo Desportivo Direito.
This role was on a par with his duties as head coach of Portugal sevens side and assistant head coach of the Portugal national side - which was his role through Portugal's first appearance in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
He finished his stint in Portugal in 2008 following his stint as head coach for the Portugal women's national rugby union team. Hourcade also had a brief stint in France when he coached Stade Rouennais.
Hourcade returned to the Argentina in 2010 when he became the head coach of the Argentina Jaguars, he led the Jaguars to four consecutive championships in the Americas Rugby Championship and led the team to second in the IRB Nations Cup. He successfully led the team to numerous victories over test sides including a 2-0 test series win over Russia in 2010.
Hourcade took the reigns at Pampas XV for their debut season in the Vodacom Cup in 2013 and at the same time become the Head Coach of the Argentina.
Hourcade led Argentina to their first ever victory over South Africa in 2016 and guided his side to a 4th place finish at the 2015 Rugby World Cups.
(JW 15/3/17)
Career
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Argentina Coach |
2013 - 2018 |
