Lautaro Bazán Velez (born 24 February 1996) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for the Argentina national team and Benetton in United Rugby Championship.[2]
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| Full name | Lautaro Bazán Velez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cordoba, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played for Serie A Elite club Rovigo Delta from 2022 to 2024.[3][4]
International career
editBazán played for Argentina in 15 a side rugby union at junior level, and won bronze at the 2016 U20 World Championships in England. He won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. He was named in the Argentina squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
In summer 2022 he was named in the full Argentina squad.[6] He also previously played for Argentina from 2016 to 2020. In November 2022 he was again called up to the full Argentina squad whilst they touring the northern hemisphere.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lautaro Bazán player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "LAUTARO BAZAN VELEZ SARA' UN NUOVO LEONE BIANCOVERDE" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "BENVENUTO LAUTARO BAZÁN VÉLEZ". Rugby Rovigo Delta.
- ^ "LA RUGBY ROVIGO SALUTA 10 GIOCATORI". Rugby Rovigo Delta (in Italian). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Lautaro Bazán". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Argentina: Julian Montoya returns to lead Pumas in Rugby Championship opener against Australia". Planet Rugby.
- ^ "Lautaro Bazán Vélez joined Los Pumas' training sessions in England". Lavoz.com.
External links
edit- Lautaro Bazán Velez at ESPNscrum
- Lautaro Bazán Velez at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Lautaro Bazán Velez at Olympedia
- Lautaro Bazán at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Lautaro Bazán at ESPNscrum
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