Rodrigo Antonio Isgró Alastra (born 24 March 1999) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a winger for Harlequins and Argentina.[1]

Rodrigo Isgró
Full nameRodrigo Antonio Isgró Alastra
Date of birth (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birthMendoza, Argentina
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Harlequins
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2024– Harlequins 2 (15)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 Argentina U20 5 (10)
2023– Argentina 3 (5)
Correct as of 17 October 2023
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2019– Argentina 26
Correct as of 28 August 2023
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team competition
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asuncion Team competition

Club career

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In September 2024, he signed for Rugby Premiership side Harlequins for the 2024-25 season.[2] In October 2024, he made his debut for the club scoring two tries against Bath at the Stoop.[3] The following week, he scored on in his first away game for the club against Exeter Chiefs.[4]

International career

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He played for Argentina in junior rugby and played 15 a side rugby union for Mendoza Rugby Club, and also appeared at the 2019 U20 World Championships. He was named in the Argentina squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

He was part of the winning Pumas team at the 2022 South American Games.[6]

Isgró made his fifteens test debut for Argentina against Australia in the 2023 Rugby Championship.[7][8] He was later selected for Argentina's World Cup squad.[7][8] He was named World Rugby Men's Sevens Player of the Year in October that year.[9][8]

In 2024, He was named as a traveling reserve for Argentina at the Summer Olympics in Paris.[10][11] He was free to play against France in the Quarter Final after completing his suspension, he also replaced Germán Schulz who suffered a grade 2 sprained knee.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Rodrigo Isgro". world.rugby. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Harlequins sign Argentinian international Isgro". BBC Sport. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Harlequins fall to agonising defeat against Bath". Harlequins. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Match report: Five tries secure a bonus point on the road". Harlequins. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Rodrigo Isgro". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Pumas 7 won gold again at the South American Games with Rosario's contribution". elciudadanoweb. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Rodrigo Isgró Free to Play vs France in Olympics Quarter Final". Americas Rugby News. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Rodrigo Isgró Named World's Best Rugby 7's Player". Americas Rugby News. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Ardie Savea named World Rugby Men's Player of the Year 2023". www.world.rugby. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Argentina Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Argentina - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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