Martín Landajo (born June 14, 1988 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a scrumhalf. He currently plays for national Argentina team and USA Perpignan. He played for Pampas XV.
Birth name | Martín Landajo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | June 14, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Andrew's Scots School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has 27 caps for national Argentina team, since 2008, with 5 tries scored, 25 points on aggregate.[1] He was part of the Argentina squad that competed in the Rugby Championship 2012, 2013, 2014[2] and 2015.
Landajo was part of the national team that competed at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
In 2019 he joined English club Harlequins.[3] He was a replacement in the Premiership final against Exeter on 26 June 2021 as Harlequins won the game 40-38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever.[4]
On 19 June 2021, Landajo travels to France to join Perpignan in the Top 14 competition ahead of the 2021-22 season.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Argentina keep faith with forwards but make two changes to backline". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Santiago Garcia Botta and Martin Landajo: Harlequins to sign Argentina internationals". BBC. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 38-40 Harlequins - Louis Lynagh's late double clinches title". BBC. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Martín Landajo to join Perpignan from Harlequins". Americas Rugby News. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
External links
edit- Jaguares Profile
- Martín Landajo at ESPNscrum
- Los Pumas Player Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived September 24, 2012)
- Martín Landajo at ItsRugby.co.uk