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Ignacio Fernández Lobbe

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Ignacio Fernández Lobbe
Birth nameCarlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe
Date of birth (1974-11-20) November 20, 1974 (age 49)
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight111 kg (17 st 7 lb) [1]
Notable relative(s)Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
−2000
2000–2001
2001–2004
2005–2008
2008–2010
2010–2011
Liceo Naval
Bordeaux
Castres
Sale Sharks
Northampton Saints
Bath


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37
0


(30)

(0)
(0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2008 Argentina 65 (30)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
1996–2000 Argentina 2

Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe (born 20 November 1974 in Buenos Aires)[2] is an Argentine rugby union coach and former player. He last played with English side, Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership. He has also represented Argentina on numerous occasions, including at the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cups.

He previously played for Sale Sharks, Castres, Bordeaux and the Liceo Naval club, moving to Northampton Saints for the 2008–09 season, where he made his debut against Worcester Warriors. In the 2005–2006 season, Lobbe started the final as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title.[3]

He captained Northampton Saints during the 2008–09 season while club captain Bruce Reihana was out injured.

In September 2010, it was announced that Fernández Lobbe would come out of retirement to join Bath as injury cover for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. ^ Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe player profile ESPN Scrum.com
  3. ^ "Sale 45-20 Leicester". BBC. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Bath sign Fernandez-Lobbe and Van der Giessen". ESPNscrum. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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