Tomás Lezana (born 16 February 1994) is an

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player who plays as a loose forward for

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, and the

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Career

Lezana began his career, playing with the Santiago Lawn Tennis Club from 2013 before being signed by the Jaguares in 2016, who he played for until 2020. In December 2020 he was signed by the

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to play in the

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and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman.

International career

Lezana was a member of the Argentina Under-20 side which competed in the

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and

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s, he also represented the Argentina Jaguars team in 2014 in their matches against and Canada A. Lezana made his senior debut for Los Pumas on 22 November 2014, coming on as an early replacement for the injured

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in an 18 -13 win over in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lezana, Tomas 1994 births Living people Rugby union flankers Argentine rugby union players Argentina international rugby union players Jaguares (Super Rugby) players Pampas XV players Western Force players Scarlets players People from Santiago del Estero Sportspeople from Santiago del Estero Province US Montauban players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Australia Australian expatriate sportspeople in Wales Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Australia Expatriate rugby union players in Wales Expatriate rugby union players in France 2019 Rugby World Cup players