Gonzalo García (born 5 March 1999) is an Argentine
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
player, currently playing for
United Rugby Championship
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side
Zebre Parma
Zebre Parma (, meaning " Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by t ...
. His preferred position is
scrum-half.
Professional career
García represented both
Ceibos and
Cafeteros Pro in the
Súper Liga Americana de Rugby competition in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
In 2021−2022 season, he played for Italian
Top10 side
Valorugby Emilia.
International career
After the experience with
Argentina U20 squad, he was named in the
Argentina
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squad for the
2021 Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 3 of the
2021 Rugby Championship against
New Zealand
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.
References
External links
itsrugby.co.uk Profile
1999 births
Living people
Argentine rugby union players
Argentina international rugby union players
Rugby union scrum-halves
Dogos XV players
Cafeteros Pro players
Valorugby Emilia players
Zebre Parma players
Sportspeople from Santa Fe, Argentina
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