Tobías Wade

Tobías Wade
Date of birth (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full back
Current team Asociación Alumni
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2022- Argentina
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Argentina
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asuncion Team competition

Tobías Wade (born 6 August 1999) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays for the Argentina national rugby sevens team.

Career

From Pilar, Buenos Aires, he plays domestic rugby union for Asociación Alumni.[3] He made his debut for Argentina national rugby sevens team at the SVNS World Series event in Singapore in 2022. He scored his first try as an international at that tournament against United States.[4] He played for Argentina at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa.[5] He was part of the winning Pumas team at the 2022 South American Games.[6]

He scored a try in the final minute that confirmed Argentina as SVNS League Winners in May 2024.[7] He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Tobias Wade". Its Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Tobias Wade". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Tobías Wade viaja a Hong Kong". diarioresumen.com. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Cumplí un sueño". aplenorugby.com. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Argentina roster for Rugby World Cup Sevens". Americasrugbynews. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Pumas 7 won gold again at the South American Games with Rosario's contribution". elciudadanoweb. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ "HSBC SVNS: Argentina crowned League Winners as New Zealand strike gold". World.Rugby. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Team Argentina". World.Rugby. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  9. ^ "First step for Los Pumas 7s: hard-fought victory in the debut of the Olympic Games". lavoz. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.