Iñaki Mateu (born 17 March 1997, Tucumán) is an Argentine-born Spanish

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player. His usual position is as a

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and he currently plays for Recoletas Burgos Caja Rural. He played for Italian tema Viadana in

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, from 2020 to 2022. In 2016 and 2017 Mateu was named in the Spain Under 20 squad and from 2018 he is part of the Spain Sevens squad to participate at the annual

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and the Sevens Grand Prix Series. From 2017 to 2018, he was also named in the

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squad for the

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and Rugby Europe Championship.

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It's Rugby France Profile
Argentine rugby union players Rugby union centres Rugby Viadana players 1997 births Living people Rugby union players from Tucumán Province Spain international rugby union players Argentine emigrants to Spain Rugby union players from the Community of Madrid Expatriate rugby union players in Italy Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Spanish expatriate rugby union players Argentine expatriate rugby union players Alcobendas rugby players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub