Oscar Astarloa Uriarte (Basque:Oskar Astarloa, born 6 September 1974 in Elgoibar) is a Spanish former rugby union player and currently coach. He plays as an open-side lock and flanker. He currently coaches Spain national under-19 rugby union team.[5]
| Date of birth | 6 September 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Elgoibar, Basque Country, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Wood cutter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editHis first international cap was during a match against Germany, at Heidelberg, on 26 April 1998. He was part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup roster, playing all the three matches as first choice. His last cap was during a match against Georgia, at Tbilisi, on 28 October 2006. He also took part at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Argentina.
References
edit- ^ Rugby, Gernika. "Oscar Astarloa será el entrenador del Gernika Rugby Taldea". Fundación Bizkaia Bizkaialde (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ Rugby, Gernika. "Oscar Astarloa será el entrenador del Gernika Rugby Taldea". Fundación Bizkaia Bizkaialde (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ ""No he ganado nada, pero nunca es tarde" . Noticias de Gipuzkoa". Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ Eizmendi, Imanol Magro. "Oskar Astarloa: "Errugbia droga bezalakoa da: zaila izango da nik hura uztea"". Berria (in Basque). Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ ""Cuando llegó a la Selección de rugby cortaba los árboles sin hacha": la leyenda de Astarloa". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
External links
edit- Oscar Astarloa at ESPNscrum
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