Juan Antonio Echeverría Rodriguez (born 9 October 1991) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who generally plays as a prop represents Uruguay internationally.[1] 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.[2]
Full name | Juan Antonio Echeverría Rodriguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Florida, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editHe made his international debut for Uruguay against Paraguay on 26 April 2014.[3] He was also part of the Uruguayan team which won the 2017 World Rugby Nations Cup.
References
edit- ^ "Facundo Gattas". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Uruguay v Paraguay". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
External links
edit- Juan Echeverría at ESPNscrum
- Juan Echeverría at ItsRugby.co.uk