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Juan Martín Hernández

ファン＝マルチン・エルナンデス　/　ふぁん＝まるちん・えるなんです

Rugby union player from Argentina

August 7, 1982 (age 43)　・　Buenos Aires, Argentina

rugby union player
sports commentator

My Take

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.

Overview

Juan Martín Hernández (born 7 August 1982) is an Argentine retired rugby union player. A mainstay of the Argentina national team The Pumas. He played for the club Toulon in the French Top 14 competition. His 2010 move to Racing brought him back to the city where he had begun his professional career in 2003 with Stade Français.

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

1. Profile

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
Blood type: Private
Height: 187 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: rugby union player / sports commentator

2. Background

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

Awards & achievements

World Rugby Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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