Juan Cruz Guillemaín (born 21 August 1992) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a lock for the Argentine Super Rugby side Jaguares and the Argentina national rugby union team.[1][2][3]
| Full name | Juan Cruz Guillemaín | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Juan, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editCruz started his career playing for his local club, San Juan, before heading to Europe in 2012 to sign for Parisian side Stade Français along with compatriot Lisandro Gómez López. He made his Top 14 debut during the 2012-13 season, however his appearances for Stade had largely been limited to the European Challenge Cup since then.[3][4]
International career
editCruz was a member of the Argentina Under-20 side which finished 4th in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship, he also represented the Argentina Jaguars side in 2012 and 2014.[1]
He made his senior debut for Los Pumas on 8 November 2014 in a 41-31 defeat to Scotland in Edinburgh.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Juan Cruz Guillemaín Argentina Rugby Player Profile". UAR. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "Juan Cruz Guillemaín ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Juan Cruz Guillemaín itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "Argentina duo join Stade". Sky Sports. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "Scotland vs Argentina 8 November 2014". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 November 2014.