Juan Manuel Leguizamón

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Juan Manuel Leguizamón
Personal information
Date of birth June 6, 1983 (1983-06-06) (age 25)
Place of birth Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Weight 15 st 10 lb (100 kg)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker or Number eight
Clubs Caps (points)
2005-present

London Irish
SIC
Santiago Lawn Tennis
National team(s) Caps (points)
2005-present Argentina 20 (20)

Juan Manuel Leguizamón (born 6 June 1983) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the London Irish club in the English league Guinness Premiership. He has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is in the back row.

Leguizamón has so far earned 10 caps playing for Argentina. He made his debut in April of 2005 in a match against Japan, which Argentina won 68 to 36 in Buenos Aires. On debut, he also scored his first try for Argentina. He earned another two caps in July in a Test series against Italy, and then went onto play in three tests matches during November; against South Africa, and coming on as a replacement during the Scotland and Italy fixtures. The following year he played in two tests during the June fixtures at home to Wales and the All Blacks. He also played in games during Argentina's qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup and so far before the quarter finals, Juan Manuel Leguizamon has been dominating the world cup group stage. This was emphasised with his monstrous work rate during the first game of the tournament against France. His yellow boots make him easy to spot.

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