Baltazar Amaya Saavedra (born 26 May 1999) is a rugby union player who plays as a wing or

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for

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side Peñarol. Born in Argentina, he represents Uruguay at international level. He competed for Uruguay at the

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and for the Uruguayan sevens team at the

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Personal life

Amaya was born in Argentina and played at

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as a child, but his family relocated to Uruguay due to his father's job when he was nine years old. He attended The British Schools of Montevideo. He became a Uruguayan citizen in 2022.

Rugby career

Amaya signed for

side Peñarol ahead of the

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, before re-signing ahead of the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He has also represented the Uruguay national team. In 2022, Amaya competed for Uruguay at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. In 2023, He played for the Uruguayan fifteens team at the

. He scored two tries in his sides win against Namibia at the tournament. Amaya competed for Uruguay at the

in Paris.

References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk Profile
1999 births Living people Uruguayan rugby union players Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks Peñarol Rugby players People educated at The British Schools of Montevideo 2023 Rugby World Cup players Rugby sevens players at the 2023 Pan American Games Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Uruguay international rugby union players Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for Uruguay Argentine rugby union players Argentine emigrants to Uruguay Naturalized citizens of Uruguay Sportspeople of Argentine descent {{Uruguay-rugbyunion-bio-stub Uruguayan rugby sevens players