Ignacio Ruiz | |
Birth Date: | 3 January 2001 |
Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Height: | 1.880NaN0 |
Weight: | 1040NaN0 |
Position: | Hooker |
Currentclub: | Perpignan |
Years1: | 2019–2022 |
Clubs1: | Regatas Bella Vista |
Apps1: | 8 |
Points1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs2: | Jaguares XV |
Apps2: | 16 |
Points2: | 25 |
Years3: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs3: | London Irish |
Apps3: | 7 |
Points3: | 10 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | Perpignan |
Apps4: | 21 |
Points4: | 30 |
Repyears1: | 2020–2021 |
Repteam1: | Argentina XV |
Repcaps1: | 4 |
Reppoints1: | 45 |
Repyears2: | 2022– |
Repteam2: | Argentina |
Repcaps2: | 11 |
Reppoints2: | 10 |
Clubupdate: | 9 August 2024 |
Repupdate: | 9 August 2024 |
Ignacio Ruiz (born 3 January 2001) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Top 14 club Perpignan and the Argentina national team.[1] [2] [3]
Ruiz began his rugby career at Argentine URBA Top13 side Regatas de Bella Vista. In 2020 he joined SRA side Jagaures XV.[4] [5]
In 2022 he joined English Premiership side London Irish joining four other Argentine internationals.[6] [7] After the collaspe of London Irish he moved to France joining Perpignan in the Top 14.[8]
Ruiz made his debut against Scotland on Saturday 16 July 2022.[9] He was named in the Argentina squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, he featured once against Chile where in which he scored.
Try | Opposing team | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score | |
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1[10] | Murrayfield, Scotland | 2022 Autumn Nations Series | November 19, 2022 | Loss | 52 - 29 | ||
2[11] | Stade de la Beaujoire, France | 2023 Rugby World Cup | September 30, 2023 | Win | 59 - 5 |