Juan Severino Somoza
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Juan Severino Somoza (born 16 September 1981) is an Argentine-born Portuguese rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock or as a flanker. He was a member of Agronomia team, winning the title of National Champion in 2006/2007. He played also for the Italian semi-professional team of
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. He decided to represent
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, and was selected for the
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finals squad. He played a single game with
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. He head-butted a Scottish player, being suspended for four weeks after the incident. Severino had 50 caps for the "Lobos", from 2006 to 2013, with a try scored, five points in aggregate.


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* 1981 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Portuguese rugby union players Argentine emigrants to Portugal Rugby union flankers Rugby union locks Portugal international rugby union players UE Santboiana players Expatriate rugby union players in Spain Argentine expatriate rugby union players Portuguese expatriate rugby union players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain 2007 Rugby World Cup players {{portugal-rugbyunion-bio-stub