Luciano González (rugby union) explained

Full Name:Luciano Daniel González Rizzoni
Birth Date:10 April 1997
Birth Place:La Rioja, Argentina
Height:1.85 m
Weight:85 kg[1]
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:Argentina

Luciano Daniel González Rizzoni (born 10 April 1997) is an Argentine rugby union player. He won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. He was named in the Argentina squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] In both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, González was named in the HSBC Sevens Series Dream Team.[3] [4]

In 2022, González competed for Argentina at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[5] In 2023 he scored his hundredth try for the Argentine 7s team.[6]

As of 22 May 2023, González has played in 249 matches and scored 118 tries for Argentina at the World Rugby Sevens Series.[7]

He was a member of Argentina's sevens team that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8] [9]

Personal life

Born in La Rioja, Argentina,[10] he would get up at five in the morning to go to train in La Tablada, Argentina.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luciano Gonzalez . world.rugby . 7 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Rugby Sevens GONZALEZ Luciano . Tokyo 2020 . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  3. https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/08/29/moneta-and-gonzalez-rizzoni-named-to-7s-series-dream-team/
  4. Web site: 21 May 2023 . Three Argentines named in World Sevens 2023 Dream Team . 22 May 2023 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  5. Web site: 20 August 2022 . Argentina roster for Rugby World Cup Sevens . 18 September 2022 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  6. Web site: Luciano González: "The team continues to consolidate and we continue to build" . Cordobaxv . April 3, 2023.
  7. Web site: 22 May 2023 . Luciano Gonzalez . 22 May 2023 . World Rugby . en-US.
  8. Web site: 28 June 2024 . Argentina Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games . live . 25 July 2024 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2024 . Argentina - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 . live . 26 July 2024 . www.world.rugby.
  10. Web site: Luciano Gonzalez: When I get up I realise I'm training for the Olympic Games and I cannot believe it . Tercer Tiemporugby . April 3, 2023.
  11. Web site: Luciano González was satisfied with what was done by Pumas seven . Lavoz . February 7, 2018 . April 3, 2023.