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Date of birth | (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ignacio Ruiz (born 3 January 2001) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Top 14 club Perpignan and the Argentina national team.
Club career
Ruiz began his rugby career at Argentine URBA Top13 side Regatas de Bella Vista. In 2020 he joined SRA side Jagaures XV.
In 2022 he joined English Premiership side London Irish joining four other Argentine internationals. After the collapse of London Irish he moved to France joining Perpignan in the Top 14.
International career
Ruiz made his debut against Scotland on Saturday 16 July 2022. He was named in the Argentina squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, he featured once against Chile where in which he scored.
Career statistics
List of international tries
Try | Opposing team | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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1 | Scotland | Murrayfield, Scotland | 2022 Autumn Nations Series | November 19, 2022 | Loss | 52 - 29 |
2 | Chile | Stade de la Beaujoire, France | 2023 Rugby World Cup | September 30, 2023 | Win | 59 - 5 |
References
- "Ignacio RUIZ profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- "Ignacio RUIZ - Player statistics - Year stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/34751.html?source=opta
- "RUIZ, IGNACIO – Jaguares" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- "London Irish sign Ignacio Ruiz from Argentina".
- "Ignacio Ruiz". London Irish. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- "London Irish sign Argentina hooker Ignacio Ruiz". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- News, Americas Rugby (28 July 2023). "Catalan Top 14 move for Ignacio Ruiz". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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has generic name (help) - "Scotland undone as Argentina clinch series win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- "Autumn Nations Series - Match report Scotland vs Argentina, le 19/11/2022". all.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- "Coupe du Monde - Match report Argentina vs Chile, le 30/09/2023". all.rugby. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
- Ignacio Ruiz at European Professional Club Rugby
- Ignacio Ruiz at ItsRugby.co.uk
Argentina squad – 2023 Rugby World Cup fourth place | |
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Head coach: Cheika |
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Argentine rugby union players
- Argentina international rugby union players
- Rugby union hookers
- Jaguares (Super Rugby) players
- London Irish players
- Rugby union players from Buenos Aires
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in England
- USA Perpignan players
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen