Career
He played at both tighthead and loosehead prop, and played for Munster Rugby up to the end of the 2008-2009 season. He previously played for Gloucester Rugby and CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the. He played one match at the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals.
He later admitted he regreted representing a country other than that he was born in.
He also said his most difficult match was that when he lined out against the county of his birth. Pucciariello, or Freddy as he was affectionately known in Munster, was a crowd favourite in Thomond Park and Musgrave Park.
He started in the semi final against Leinster Rugby, and came on as a replacement for Marcus Horan in the Final triumph over Biarritz Olympique in 2006. Pucciariello retired at the end of the 2008-2009 season and returned to his native Argentina.