Facundo Gattas
| Full name | Facundo Eduardo Gattás Clávell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 July 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 153 kg (337 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Facundo Eduardo Gattás Clavell (born 2 July 1995) is a Uruguay rugby union player who generally plays as a hooker although he started his career as a prop. He is playing for Old Glory DC professionally and Uruguay internationally.[1][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]
Career
[edit]He made his international debut for Uruguay against Canada on 6 February 2016.[4] He was also part of the Uruguayan team which won the 2017 World Rugby Nations Cup.[5]
He got his professional debut in 2021 with Peñarol in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR).[6] He did not re-sign with Peñarol for a second season, instead returning to Argentinian amateur club Hindu. He returned to professional rugby when he was picked up by Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby partway through the 2022 season.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facundo Gattas". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Facundo Gattás". Rugby World Cup. 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 Canada". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Facundo GATTAS profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "Peñarol signs Teros front rower Facundo Gattas". Americas Rugby News. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Old Glory signs Uruguay hooker Facundo Gattas". Americas Rugby News. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Facundo Gattas at ESPNscrum
- Facundo Gattas at ItsRugby.co.uk
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan rugby union players
- Uruguay international rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- Rugby union players from Montevideo
- Peñarol Rugby players
- Rugby union hookers
- Old Glory DC players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Uruguayan expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- Uruguayan rugby union biography stubs