Leandro Leivas (born 6 July 1988) is a Uruguayan

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player who plays for the Seattle Seawolves in

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(MLR). He was named in Uruguay's squad for the

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. Leivas learned to play rugby at

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. At the time of the 2015 Rugby World Cup he was working as a blacksmith and farrier. On 11 December 2018, he signed with professional Canadian club

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for the 2019

season.

Honours

;Uruguay U20 *

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* 1988 births Living people Expatriate rugby union players in Canada Place of birth missing (living people) Uruguay international rugby union players Uruguayan expatriate rugby union players Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Canada Toronto Arrows players Uruguayan rugby union players Rugby union wings People educated at Stella Maris College (Montevideo) 2015 Rugby World Cup players 2019 Rugby World Cup players {{Uruguay-rugbyunion-bio-stub