Juan Antonio Echeverría Rodriguez (born 9 October 1991) is a Uruguayan

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player who generally plays as a

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represents

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internationally. He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the

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which was held in Japan for the first time and also marked his first World Cup appearance.

Career

He made his international debut for Uruguay against

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on 26 April 2014. He was also part of the Uruguayan team which won the 2017 World Rugby Nations Cup.

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