Tomás Lezana (born 16 February 1994) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays as a loose forward for US Montauban, and the Argentina national rugby union team.[1]

Tomás Lezana
Full nameTomás Lezana
Date of birth (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthSantiago del Estero, Argentina
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team US Montauban
Youth career
Santiago Lawn Tennis Club
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013−2020 Santiago Lawn Tennis Club ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Pampas XV 3 (0)
2016−2020 Jaguares 47 (5)
2021 Western Force 5 (0)
2021−2023 Scarlets 17 (10)
2023– US Montauban ()
Correct as of 20 March 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Argentina Under-18 1 (0)
2012−13 Argentina Under-19 6 (20)
2013−14 Argentina Under-20 10 (25)
2014 Argentina Jaguars 2 (5)
2014– Argentina 34 (15)
Correct as of 18 September 2019

Career

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Lezana began his career, playing with the Santiago Lawn Tennis Club from 2013 before being signed by the Jaguares in 2016, who he played for until 2020.[2] In December 2020 he was signed by the Western Force to play in the 2021 Super Rugby AU season and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman.[3]

International career

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Lezana was a member of the Argentina Under-20 side which competed in the 2013 and 2014 IRB Junior World Championships, he also represented the Argentina Jaguars team in 2014 in their matches against Uruguay and Canada A.[2]

Lezana made his senior debut for Los Pumas on 22 November 2014, coming on as an early replacement for the injured Leonardo Senatore in an 18 -13 win over France in Paris.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tomás Lezana itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Tomás Lezana Argentina Rugby Player Profile". UAR. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Rising Argentinian Stars Join the Force". Western Force. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "France vs Argentina 22 November 2014". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 1 December 2014.