Juan Manuel Leguizamón
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| Birth name | Juan Manuel Leguizamón | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | June 6, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Juan Manuel Leguizamón (born 6 June 1983) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays as a flanker or as a number eight. Leguizamón plays for the Jaguares, the Argentine side which made its debut in Super Rugby for the 2016 season.
He first played for Santiago Lawn Tennis Club, playing for SIC in 2003/04, where he was National Champion. He has played for London Irish (2005/06-2007/08), in England, and Stade Français (2008/09-2010/11), in France. He plays for Lyon OU in the Top 14 and Pro D2, since 2011/12. He has also played for the Argentina. He made his Los Pumas debut in April 2005 in a match against Japan, won 68 to 36 in Buenos Aires. On his debut, he also scored his first try for Argentina. He earned another two caps in July in a Test series against Italy, and then went on to play in three tests matches during November; against South Africa, and coming on as a replacement during the Scotland and Italy fixtures. The following year he played in two tests during the June fixtures at home to Wales and the All Blacks. He also played in games during Argentina's qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup and before the quarter finals, Leguizamón dominated the World Cup group stage. This was emphasised with his monstrous work rate during the first game of the tournament against the hosts France. His yellow boots make him easy to spot.[2]
Leguizamón was part of Argentine squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
He is part of the national squad that competes in the Rugby Championship.
References
- ^ "Juan Manuel Leguizamón Player Profile - RWC2015". RWC2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19.
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External links
- London Irish profile
- UAR profile
- Juan Manuel Leguizamón on Londonirish.org
- Juan Manuel Leguizamón on sarugby.com
- Juan Manuel Leguizamón on ercrugby.com
- 1983 births
- People from Santiago del Estero Province
- Argentine people of Basque descent
- Argentine rugby union players
- Jaguares (Super Rugby) players
- Living people
- Lyon OU players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- San Isidro Club rugby union players
- Stade Français rugby players
- Barbarian F.C. players
- London Irish players
- Argentina international rugby union players
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- Expatriate rugby union players in France