Pablo Matera

Pablo Matera

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Nicolas Matera
Nickname	Ninja, Pablito
Born	18 July 1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Club information
Playing position	Flank
Current club	Alumni/Jaguares
Youth career
	Leicester Tigers
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2011–2013	Alumni	3	(5)
2015	Alumni		()
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2012−13	Pampas XV	2	(0)
2013–15	Leicester Tigers	8	(10)
2016−	Jaguares	10	(5)
Representative team(s)^‡
2012	Argentina U19	2	(20)
2012–13	Argentina U20	16	(10)
2012	Pumas Sevens	2	()
2013–	Argentina	34	(10)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 22 July 2016. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 26 November 2016.

Pablo Matera (born 18 July 1993) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a flanker for the Argentine Super Rugby side Jaguares. Before his arrival in Super Rugby, he played for Leicester Tigers in England and the Pampas XV in the South African Vodacom Cup.^[1][2][3]

International career

Matera represented Argentina Under 20 in the 2012 and 2013 IRB Junior World Championships.^[4]

He made his senior debut for Los Pumas against Chile in May 2013 and was subsequently named in the squad for the 2013 Rugby Championship where he featured in the home and away matches against South Africa.^[5][6]

References

1. "Pablo Matera Argentina Rugby Player Profile". UAR. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
2. "Pablo Matera ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
3. "Pablo Matera itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
4. "Pablo Matera IRB JWC Player Profile". IRB. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 73-13 Argentina". South African Rugby Union. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
6. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Argentina 17-22 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.