Juan Cruz Guillemaín

Juan Cruz Guillemaín
Full nameJuan Cruz Guillemaín
Date of birth (1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthSan Juan, Argentina
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Rugby Viadana
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012−15 Stade Français 9 (15)
2016−17 Jaguares 3 (0)
2018- Rugby Viadana 0 (0)
Correct as of 22 July 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Argentina Under-19 2 (5)
2011−12 Argentina Under-20 15 (5)
2012−17 Argentina Jaguars 8 (5)
2014 Argentina 1 (0)
Correct as of 29 November 2014

Juan Cruz Guillemaín (born 21 August 1992) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a lock for the Argentine Super Rugby side Jaguares and the Argentina national rugby union team.[1][2][3]

Career

Cruz started his career playing for his local club, San Juan, before heading to Europe in 2012 to sign for Parisian side Stade Français along with compatriot Lisandro Gómez López. He made his Top 14 debut during the 2012-13 season, however his appearances for Stade had largely been limited to the European Challenge Cup since then.[3][4]

International career

Cruz was a member of the Argentina Under-20 side which finished 4th in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship, he also represented the Argentina Jaguars side in 2012 and 2014.[1]

He made his senior debut for Los Pumas on 8 November 2014 in a 41-31 defeat to Scotland in Edinburgh.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Juan Cruz Guillemaín Argentina Rugby Player Profile". UAR. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Juan Cruz Guillemaín ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Juan Cruz Guillemaín itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Argentina duo join Stade". Sky Sports. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Scotland vs Argentina 8 November 2014". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 November 2014.