Facundo Bosch (born 8 August 1991) is an Argentine

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player who plays at Hooker for the national Argentina team ''

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'' and Stade Rochelais. Bosch started playing as semi-professional level in 2011 for

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where he picked up 33 appearances for his club. He played for the Jaguares in 2016. He moved to France in 2017 to play for

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. In 2019 he was signed by Stade Rochelais. In May 2014, he was selected for a South American XV side to face the Pumas in a pre-season friendly before the 2014 June internationals. That month, he was selected for the Argentina Jaguars ahead of the

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, where he made his first appearance of the bench against Emerging Italy. He started against

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on 18 June, but was red carded on the 70th minute for fighting with Georgian prop Giorgi Mtchedlishvili. In 2016, Bosh was called up to the senior

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side ahead of the

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, but following an injury sustained in training 2 days before the first game, he was withdrawn from the side. In May 2016, he made his international debut, starting against

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in the 2016 Sudamérica Rugby Cup. He was called up to the senior squad for their 2-test series against

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and a test against

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but did not make an appearance in the June window. He was later called up for the

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Honours

Club

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* European Rugby Champions Cup: 2021–2022

References

External links

UAR Profile
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