Santiago Álvarez (rugby union)
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| Full name | Santiago Álvarez Fourcade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 February 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santiago Álvarez Fourcade (born 17 January 1994) is an Argentine professional rugby union footballer who plays as a centre for Argentina club CASI. At international honors, he was capped three times in 2013 for the Argentina national rugby union team. In his early career, he was selected to play in the 2013, and 2014 IRB Junior World Championship for Argentina and took part in the Argentina XV, the second national team in Argentina.
In rugby sevens, Álvarez made his World Rugby Sevens Series debut in Dubai in 2013. He has also medaled at both the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games, played at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Álvarez was also called up by Super Rugby franchise the Jaguares for the 2017 and 2018 Super Rugby competitions. However, he did not make any appearances.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rio Olympics: Team squads for the 7s". skysports.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Argentina Rugby Sevens Squad for Rio 2016 Olympics". rio2016olympicsonline.com. 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Waqa, Jovilisi (16 July 2016). "Argentina Olympics Sevens Squad Unveiled". Last Word on Sports. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Argentina Target Gold with Strong Olympics Roster". Americas Rugby News. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Korir, Patrick (16 July 2016). "Argentina announces Rio 7s squad". ragahouse.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "ALVAREZ Santiago". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Plantel para la Temporada 2017" (Press release) (in Spanish). Jaguares. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
External links[edit]
- Santiago Álvarez at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Santiago Álvarez at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Santiago Álvarez at Olympics.com
- Santiago Álvarez at Olympic.org (archived)
- Santiago Álvarez at Olympedia
- Santiago Álvarez at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
- Santiago Alvarez at UAR at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 March 2016)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Male rugby sevens players
- Argentine rugby union players
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Argentina
- Argentina international rugby sevens players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Bahía Blanca
- Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentina international rugby union players
- Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina
- Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina
- Jaguares (Super Rugby) players
- Rugby union centres