Santiago García Botta (born 19 June 1992 in

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) is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a prop.

Career

He played at

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at the

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. He moved to

Stade Français Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The ...

, returning afterwards to Argentina to play for the

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. He played at the

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, where the Jaguars were runners-up. He won 34 caps for

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, with one try scored, over a five year international career. His first game was at the 85–10 win over

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, at 1 May 2013, in

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

, for the

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qualifyings. He scored a try in his international debut. He was a late call up for the Pumas in the

, haven been called up on 29 October the day before the Bronze final against South Africa. He came on during the 77th minute of the game. In 2019 he joined English club Harlequins. He was a replacement in the Premiership final against Exeter on 26 June 2021 as Harlequins won the game 40-38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever.

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* 1992 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Argentina international rugby union players Jaguares (Super Rugby) players Rugby union props Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Stade Français Paris players Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France 2015 Rugby World Cup players Harlequin F.C. players Argentine expatriate rugby union players in England {{argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub