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Manuel Leindekar Virginio (born 23 April 1997)[1] is a Uruguayan rugby player whose primary position is lock. He plays for Aviron Bayonnais in the French Top 14 and for the Uruguay national rugby union team.
Birth name | Manuel Leindekar Virginio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 18 st 1 lb (253 lb; 115 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | The British Schools of Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editLeindekar started his career playing in Uruguay at The British Schools and later the alumni club Old Boys.[2]
In December 2015, he went to France to sign with Oyonnax Rugby. In mid 2022 he signed with Aviron Bayonnais.[3]
International career
editLeindekar made his international debut for Uruguay on 13 May 2017, in a South American Rugby Championship game against Paraguay.[4]
He was selected for Uruguay's 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup on 30 August 2019.[5]
References
edit- ^ "ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Manuel Leindekar: 'Hay confianza en que estoy haciendo las cosas bien'". Búsqueda (in Spanish). 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Bayonne sign Uruguayan Manuel Leindekar from Oyonnax". Americas Rugby News. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Uruguay v Paraguay". ESPN. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
External links
edit- Manuel Leindekar at European Professional Club Rugby
- Manuel Leindekar at ESPNscrum
- Manuel Leindekar at ItsRugby.co.uk