Santiago Álvarez (rugby union) explained

Santiago Álvarez
Fullname:Santiago Álvarez Fourcade
Birth Date:17 February 1994
Birth Place:Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Height:1880NaN0
Weight:930NaN0
Position:Centre
Currentclub:CASI
Years1:2013–2018
Clubs1:CASI
Apps1:54
Points1:50
Repyears1:2013–2014
Repteam1:Argentina U20
Repcaps1:7
Reppoints1:5
Repyears2:2013
Repteam2:Argentina
Repcaps2:3
Reppoints2:10
Repyears3:2016–2018
Repteam3:Argentina XV
Repcaps3:13
Reppoints3:15
Clubupdate:22 July 2021
Repupdate:22 July 2021
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2013–2021
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:Argentina
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:44
Ru Sevensupdate:22 July 2021
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Santiago Álvarez Fourcade (born 17 January 1994) is an Argentine professional rugby union footballer who plays as a centre for Argentina club CASI. At international honors, he was capped three times in 2013 for the Argentina national rugby union team. In his early career, he was selected to play in the 2013, and 2014 IRB Junior World Championship for Argentina and took part in the Argentina XV, the second national team in Argentina.

In rugby sevens, Álvarez made his World Rugby Sevens Series debut in Dubai in 2013. He has also medaled at both the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games, played at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Álvarez was also called up by Super Rugby franchise the Jaguares for the 2017 and 2018 Super Rugby competitions. However, he did not make any appearances.[7]

Álvarez led Argentina at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 September 2016 . Rio Olympics: Team squads for the 7s . 28 July 2016 . skysports.com.
  2. Web site: 13 September 2016 . Argentina Rugby Sevens Squad for Rio 2016 Olympics . 2016 . rio2016olympicsonline.com.
  3. Web site: 13 September 2016 . Argentina Olympics Sevens Squad Unveiled . 16 July 2016 . Waqa . Jovilisi . Last Word on Sports.
  4. Web site: 13 September 2016 . Argentina Target Gold with Strong Olympics Roster . 15 July 2016 . Americas Rugby News.
  5. Web site: 13 September 2016 . Argentina announces Rio 7s squad . 16 July 2016 . Korir . Patrick . ragahouse.com.
  6. Web site: 13 September 2016 . ALVAREZ Santiago . Rio2016.com . . 22 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922202400/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/santiago-alvarez . dead.
  7. Plantel para la Temporada 2017 . Jaguares . 4 January 2017 . 5 January 2017 . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20170105062551/http://www.jaguares.com.ar/2017/01/plantel-para-la-temporada-2017 . 5 January 2017 . live.
  8. Web site: 28 June 2024 . Argentina Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games . 25 July 2024 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2024 . Argentina - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 . 26 July 2024 . world.rugby.