Gonzalo García (born 5 March 1999) is an Argentine

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player, currently playing for

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side

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. His preferred position is scrum-half.

Professional career

García represented both

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and Cafeteros Pro in the

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competition in 2020 and 2021 respectively. In 2021−2022 season, he played for Italian Top10 side

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International career

After the experience with Argentina U20 squad, he was named in the

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squad for the

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. He made his debut in Round 3 of the

against

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* 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 Rugby union players from Santa Fe Province Argentine expatriate rugby union players in Italy 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub