Santiago Civetta Ponce de Leon (born 28 February 1998) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who generally plays as a Flanker represents Uruguay internationally.[1] 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.[2]
| Full name | Santiago Civenta Ponce de Leon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 February 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The British Schools of Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editHe made his international debut for Uruguay against Argentina XV in a World Cup warm-up match on 23 February 2019.[3] He also works as rugby teacher at The British Schools of Montevideo
International tries
editAs of 20 November 2021[1]
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1 |  Russia
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Montevideo, Uruguay | Estadio Charrua | 2019 Rugby Nations Cup | 4 June 2019 | Win | 48 – 26 |
| 2 |  Italy
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Parma, Italy | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals | 20 November 2021 | Loss | 17 – 10 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Santiago Civetta". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Uruguay v Argentina XV". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
External links
edit- Santiago Civetta at ESPNscrum
- Santiago Civetta at ItsRugby.co.uk
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