Jerónimo de la Fuente explained

Jerónimo de la Fuente
Birth Date:24 February 1991
Birth Place:Rosario, Argentina
Height:1.840NaN0
Weight:980NaN0
Position:Centre
Currentclub:Perpignan
Years1:2013–2015
Clubs1:Pampas XV
Apps1:9
Points1:15
Years2:2016−2020
Clubs2:Jaguares
Apps2:51
Points2:30
Years3:2018
Clubs3:Duendes
Apps3:1
Points3:0
Years4:2020−
Clubs4:Perpignan
Apps4:50
Points4:35
Repyears1:2010
Repteam1:Argentina U19
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:5
Repyears2:2011
Repteam2:Argentina U20
Repcaps2:5
Reppoints2:0
Repyears3:2012
Repteam3:Argentina Jaguars
Repcaps3:5
Reppoints3:10
Repyears4:2014–
Repteam4:Argentina
Repcaps4:76
Reppoints4:65
Clubupdate:25 January 2024
Repupdate:28 August 2023
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2012–2013
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:Argentina
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:13
Ru Sevensupdate:28 August 2023

Jerónimo de la Fuente (born 24 February 1991) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Perpignan and the Argentina national team.[1] [2] [3]

Club career

De la Fuente began his club career in his native Argentina for the Duendes Rugby Club in his home city of Rosario. He earned selection for the Pampas XV squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup in South Africa and also for their tour of Australia in 2014.[1]

De la Fuente played for the from 2016 to 2020, when he moved to France to play for USA Perpignan.

International career

De la Fuente played for Argentina Under-20 at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[4] He then played further representative rugby for the Argentina Jaguars and the Pumas 7s throughout 2012 and 2013.

De la Fuente made his senior international debut in 2014.[1] His first appearance for Los Pumas came on 17 May 2014 against, he followed that up a week later with a try on his second international appearance against . He was then selected in the Pumas squad for the 2014 mid-year rugby union internationals in which he appeared twice in losses to, but was left out for their final match against .[1] Despite this he was named in the 30-man squad for the 2014 Rugby Championship.[5] He was not initially selected for the Pumas opening match against the Springboks, however a late injury to Juan Martín Hernández saw De la Fuente promoted to the replacements bench and he made his championship debut as a second-half substitute in a 6-13 loss.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jerónimo de la Fuente Argentina Rugby Player Profile . UAR . 18 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Jerónimo de la Fuente ESPN Scrum Player Profile . ESPN . 18 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Jerónimo de la Fuente itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics . itsrugby.co.uk . 18 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Jerónimo de la Fuente IRB JWC Player Profile . https://archive.today/20140818115101/http://it.irb.com/jwc/teams/team=3222/player=43433/index.html . dead . 18 August 2014 . IRB.com . 18 August 2014 .
  5. Web site: Pumas squad for the Rugby Championship . Sanzar Rugby . 4 August 2014 . 16 August 2014.
  6. Web site: South Africa vs Argentina 16 August 2014 Match Breakdown . SA Rugby . 18 August 2014.