Juan Martín Hernández

Hernandez is the sort of athlete I admire without reservation. A 187cm fixture of Argentina's Pumas and a World Rugby Hall of Famer, he carried himself across the toughest stages of European rugby, suiting up for Toulon, Racing, and Stade Francais in France. What strikes me is the nerve it takes for a South American to plant himself at the very front line of the northern game and thrive there. His pivot to sports commentary feels equally fitting, because a man who has read the field that intimately speaks with earned authority. Bodies fade, but a name etched into the sport endures, and his is.

Name (English)

Juan Martín Hernández

Name (Japanese)

ファン＝マルチン・エルナンデス

Reading

ふぁん＝まるちん・えるなんです

Born

August 7, 1982 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dog

Origin

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Height

187 cm

Occupation

rugby union player / sports commentator

Awards & achievements

• World Rugby Hall of Fame

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.juanhernandez.com.ar/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9

Tags

• rugby union player
• sports commentator

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.