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Juan Manuel Leguizamón

フアン・マヌエル・レギサモン　/　ふあん・まぬえる・れぎさもん

Rugby union player from Argentina

June 6, 1983 (age 43)　・　Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina

Santiago del Estero Province
rugby union player

My Take

Juan Manuel Leguizamón is the sort of forward I genuinely admire. A 190 cm flanker and number eight out of Santiago del Estero, he embodied the relentless physicality of Argentina's Pumas, played Super Rugby with the Jaguares, and kept his career going across the world with Rugby United New York. Picturing that frame hurling itself into breakdown after breakdown gets my blood up. Argentine forwards rarely disappoint, and Leguizamón clearly belongs to that proud lineage of globe-trotting warriors who fight wherever the game takes them. That kind of longevity and grit across continents earns my full respect.

Overview

Juan Manuel Leguizamón (born 6 June 1983) is an Argentine rugby union footballer for Rugby United New York (RUNY) of Major League Rugby (MLR). He plays as a flanker or a number eight. Leguizamón previously played for the Jaguares, the Argentine side which made its debut in Super Rugby for the 2016 season.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Juan Manuel Leguizamón
Name (Japanese): フアン・マヌエル・レギサモン
Reading: ふあん・まぬえる・れぎさもん
Born: June 6, 1983 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Boar
Origin: Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina
Blood type: Private
Height: 190 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: rugby union player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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