Rodriguez retired from rugby union after having played at international level for Argentina, Tahiti and Australia.
In 2006, A play called TOPO, written by Associate Professor Neil Cole, was shown at the Seymour Theatre Centre, Sydney in May–June 2007, portraying the "highs and lows of life" including his experiences of living with mental illness.
Amongst his practical and technical knowledge, and philosophies on the subject of scrummaging, the book also presents the opinions of 27 collaborators (ex-international players, coaches and referees).
Rodriguez played his first Test match for the Wallabies against Fiji on 9 June 1984 (barely 10 weeks after arrival) then a three-test series against New Zealand in Australia and the 1984 Grand Slam tour of UK and Ireland.
Other notable players that appeared for Tahiti were All Blacks' backs Brett Codlin, Robert Kururangi and Tim Twigden.