Rodrigo Báez (rugby union)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Báez | ||
| Born |
8 February 1989 Mendoza, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Loose Forward | ||
| Current club | Liceo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2009– | Liceo | () | |
| 2012–15 | Pampas XV | 16 | (5) |
| 2016− | Jaguares | 6 | (5) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2008 | Argentina Under-19 | 3 | (10) |
| 2009 | Argentina Under-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–10 | Argentina Jaguars | 6 | (5) |
| 2011– | Argentina | 16 | (10) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 22 July 2016. | |||
Rodrigo Báez (born 8 February 1989) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a loose forward for Liceo, the Argentine Super Rugby side Jaguares, and the Argentina national rugby union team.[1][2][3][4]
International career
Báez came through Argentina's youth structures, representing the Pumas Under 19 team in 2008 and the Under 20 side a year later at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship. He later went on to turn out for the Argentina Jaguars and was a member of the Pampas XV team that competed in the 2012 and 2013 Vodacom Cup competitions in South Africa as well as their tour of Australia in 2014.[1]
He debuted for Los Pumas in May 2011 against Chile and capped his debut with a try in a comfortable victory for his side.[1]
In August 2014, he was named in the squad for the 2014 Rugby Championship[5] and made his first championship appearance as a substitute in a 9-28 loss to New Zealand on 6 September 2014.[6]
Báez is signed to play for Jaguares until 2017.
References
- 1 2 3 "Rodrigo Baez Argentina Rugby Player Profile". UAR. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "Rodrigo Baez ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "Rodrigo Baez itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "Rodrigo Baez Test Rugby Player Statistics". testrugby.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "Pumas squad for the Rugby Championship". Sanzar Rugby. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ "New Zealand vs Argentina 6 September 2014 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 8 September 2014.