Oscar Astarloa Explained

Birth Date:6 September 1974
Birth Place:Elgoibar, Basque Country, Spain
Weight:201lbs
Occupation:Wood cutter
Ru Position:Lock, Flanker
Amatyears1:19??-1993
Amatteam1:Elorrio Rugby Taldea
Years1:1993-1997
Years2:1997-2004
Years3:2004-2006
Years4:2006-2009
Years5:2009-2011
Years6:2009
Years7:2011-2015
Years8:2015-2018
Years9:2018-2019
Clubs1:Getxo Rugby Taldea[1]
Clubs2:Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Clubs3:Aviron Bayonnais
Clubs4:Ordizia RE[2]
Clubs5:Bera Bera RT
Clubs6:Basque Korsarioak
Clubs7:Gernika RT
Clubs8:Durango RT
Clubs9:Hernani CRE[3]
Repyears1:1998-2006
Repcaps1:20
Reppoints1:5
Coachyears1:2014-2015
Coachyears2:2019
Coachteams1:Gernika RT[4]
Coachteams2:Spain U-19

Oscar Astarloa Uriarte (Basque:Oskar Astarloa, born 6 September 1974 in Elgoibar) is a Spanish former rugby union player and currently coach. He plays as an open-side lock and flanker. He currently coaches Spain national under-19 rugby union team.[5]

Career

His first international cap was during a match against Germany, at Heidelberg, on 26 April 1998. He was part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup roster, playing all the three matches as first choice. His last cap was during a match against Georgia, at Tbilisi, on 28 October 2006. He also took part at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Argentina.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oscar Astarloa será el entrenador del Gernika Rugby Taldea. Rugby. Gernika. Fundación Bizkaia Bizkaialde. es-es. 2019-11-03.
  2. Web site: "No he ganado nada, pero nunca es tarde" . Noticias de Gipuzkoa. Noticias de Gipuzkoa. es. 2019-11-03.
  3. Web site: Oskar Astarloa: "Errugbia droga bezalakoa da: zaila izango da nik hura uztea". Eizmendi. Imanol Magro. Berria. eu. 2019-11-03.
  4. Web site: Oscar Astarloa será el entrenador del Gernika Rugby Taldea. Rugby. Gernika. Fundación Bizkaia Bizkaialde. es-es. 2019-11-03.
  5. Web site: "Cuando llegó a la Selección de rugby cortaba los árboles sin hacha": la leyenda de Astarloa. 2019-04-04. El Confidencial. es. 2019-11-03.