Tomás Albornoz (born 17 September 1997) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays for the Benetton in Pro14. His playing position is Fly-half.[1]
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| Full name | Tomás Albornoz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 September 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On 21 November 2019, he was named in the Jaguares squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season.[2][3][4] In 2020 Albornoz he also played for Ceibos and in 2021 joined for Jaguares XV.[5][6]
After playing for Argentina Under 20 in 2017, from 2019 he was named in the Argentina XV.[7] In August 2022 Albornoz was named in Argentina squad for 2022 Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2022 Rugby Championship against Australia.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Tomas Albornoz e' un nuovo mediano d'apertura dei leioni". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Jaguares comienza la pretemporada" (Press release) (in Spanish). Jaguares. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Altas y bajas en Jaguares para 2020". ESPN Deportes. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Tomas Albornoz". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Jaguares defeat Peñarol to become first ever SLAR champions". 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Superliga Americana de Rugby 2021: South America's premier club rugby tournament kicks off | World Rugby".
- ^ "Argentina XV and Uruguay XV remain unbeaten | World Rugby".
- ^ "LOS PUMAS, CON CINCO CAMBIOS EN EL PLANTEL; U.A.R."
External links
edit- Tomás Albornoz at ItsRugby.co.uk
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