title: Gaston Cortes
text: # Gaston Cortes
  
  Rodrigo Gaston Cortes (born 6 October 1985) is an Argentinian international rugby union player who plays at prop for the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby (MLR).
  
  Cortes played four times for Argentina in 2011 and 2012. He previously played over 100 games for Bristol Rugby between 2012 and 2018; and played for Leicester Tigers.
  
  ## Rugby Union career
  
  ### Argentina
  
  Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Cortes worked for his father's haulage company and played for Córdoba Athletic Club. Cortes made his international debut for Argentina on 22 May 2011 in the South American Rugby Championship against Chile as a replacement in a 61–6 win. He also played against Uruguay in the same year, he won his final two caps in the 2012 South American Rugby Championship featuring again in games against Chile and Uruguay.
  
  ### Europe
  
  Cortes signed for Bristol Rugby on 29 August 2012. Cortes played over 100 games for Bristol, including winning promotion from the RFU Championship twice.
  
  After six seasons at Bristol Cortes, he signed for Leicester Tigers on 18 May 2018 with the move to happen in the summer of 2018.
  
  On 10 February 2020, it was announced that Garston would join Glasgow Warriors on a short-term loan.
  
  ### Major League Rugby
  
  In July 2020 it was confirmed that Cortes had signed for Major League Rugby side Toronto Arrows ahead of the 2021 season.
  
  