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Manuel Montero

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Manuel Montero
Birth nameManuel Montero
Date of birth (1991-11-20) November 20, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb)[1]
Occupation(s)Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback, Centre
Current team Toronto Arrows
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Club Pucará 55 (180)
2017–2019 Club Pucará ()
2021–2022 Club Pucará ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2015 Pampas XV 14 (60)
2020 Olimpia Lions 1 (5)
2021 Toronto Arrows 10 (35)
Correct as of 28 September 2024
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016−2017 Jaguares 7 (5)
Correct as of 22 July 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010−2011 Argentina Under 20 9 (5)
2018−2019 Argentina XV 6 (5)
2011–2017 Argentina 27 (80)
Correct as of 20 September 2017
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2010–11 Argentina 3

Manuel "Pantera" Montero (born November 20, 1991, in Buenos Aires)[2] is a rugby union player who played for Argentina on the wing.

Montero previously played for the Jaguares in Super Rugby.

Playing career

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Montero switched to rugby from basketball as a teenager, when his best friend Agustín José Fornonzini forced him to do so, claiming he would be an outstanding rugby player.

He was selected for the Argentina Under 20s side for the IRB Junior World Cup in 2010, a year later in 2011 he was the standout player for Argentina in the Under 20 World Cup scoring against Italy and setting up a try with a great individual effort. After a spell in the Argentina Sevens side, in 2012 he gained selection for the Pampas XV and made his Pumas debut later that year, scoring a hat trick in his second test against Brazil and scoring 5 tries in his 3 matches. In his first start against a top nation, he scored the match winning try to defeat France in Cordoba.

He was included in Argentina's squad that debuted at the new 2012 Rugby Championship.

Montero is signed to play for Jaguares until 2017.

References

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  1. ^ "Espn Top14 › Clubes › Jugador". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  2. ^ Manuel player profile Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine ESPN Scrum.com