Ugo saying he was brilliant for us but few opportunities as behind NEV is that how others remember him? I thought he was injured a lot and not a huge success when he did play?

I really valued him at Harlequins. He played well with the chances he got and I watched a few A League games where he played both 10 & 12 where he was the best man on the pitch on multiple A Leage games.

Yes there was the lack of opportunities behind Nev, however myself and my grandad and friends who support Quins at the time could not get over that he was third choice behind Rory Clegg. He couldn’t hit a high five let alone a spot kick, lost multiple games for us based on some of his decisions and yet he would be picked as the 2nd choice each and every time. No disrespect to Clegg but Urdapilleta was at that time a much solid performer let alone how he has grown now. Just a shame we couldn’t keep him but he had to move on, you could see the dust brushing off his shoulders when he stepped on the pitch he was that underused.

One of his strong points back when he played for us was his kicking game from the tee and also quick hands. If you own the Harlequins 2012 season highlights DVD, there are a couple of LV Cup games he played where highlights show he had much to offer. Pleased with how far he’s come and also to get back into that Los Pumas squad has done wonders for his confidence which is the main thing I think he lacked.

I remember during the RWC2011 Harlequins put on the Argentina vs England pool game on the big screen and Urdapilleta was present giving halftime analysis and his thoughts etc. He couldn’t speak great English but he was a sound bloke, very friendly and had a lot of time for Harlequins supporters. Joined in with a couple of young Quins supporters throwing a ball about in the back of the room too. Really great guy.
 
Even to this day I cannot see why we played Rory Clegg in front of him. Bonkers