Santiago Arata Explained

Santiago Arata
Fullname:Santiago Arata Perrone
Birth Date:2 September 1996
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Height:170 cm
Weight:75 kg
Occupation:Profesional Rugby Player
School:Liceo Francés Jules Supervielle
University:Universidad de Montevideo
Position:Scrum-half
Currentclub:Castres Olympique
Youthclubs1:Lycée Français
Amatyears1:2014–2019
Amatteam1:Old Christians Club
Years1:2019
Years2:2020
Years3:2020–
Clubs1:Houston Sabercats
Clubs2:Peñarol
Clubs3:Castres
Apps1:3
Apps2:159
Points1:5
Points2:5
Points3:35
Repyears1:2015−2016
Repyears2:2016–
Repteam1:Uruguay Under 20
Repteam2:Uruguay
Repcaps1:7
Repcaps2:45
Reppoints1:26
Reppoints2:71
Clubupdate:24 May 2023
Repupdate:14 October 2022

Santiago Arata Perrone (born 2 September 1996) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Castres in the French Top 14. He also represents Uruguay internationally.[1]

He made his international debut for Uruguay against Canada on 6 February 2016.[2] He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marked his first World Cup appearance.[3]

On 28 May 2020, Arata signed a major professional contract with French side Castres in the Top 14 competition on a two-year deal from the 2020-24 season.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santiago Arata. ESPN scrum. 25 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Uruguay v Canada. ESPN scrum. 25 September 2019.
  3. News: Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019 . rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. 25 September 2019.
  4. News: Two-year Castres deal for Santiago Arata confirmed. Americas Rugby News. 28 May 2020. 3 February 2021.