Joaquín Paz (born 20 October 1993) is an Argentine international rugby union player who plays either as a fullback or centre. He currently plays for Lyons Piacenza in Italy's Top12 having previously represented the Jaguares in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2][3]
| Date of birth | 20 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career edit
Early in his career, Paz turned out for Argentine sides Pucará and Córdoba Atletico and graduated to senior rugby with Argentine Super Rugby franchise, the Jaguares, in 2016. In their debut season in the competition, Paz made 5 substitute appearances. It was to prove to be his only year with the team and he was off to Italy to join Rugby Calvisano ahead of the 2016-17 European season.[3][4]
International career edit
Paz has represented his country at all levels from Under-19 upwards, including one appearance for the Pumas Sevens side at the Gold Coast Sevens in Australia in 2013. He made his senior international debut against Uruguay in 2013, marking the occasion with a try, and followed it up with 2 more appearances in 2015.[1]
Super Rugby Statistics edit
- As of 22 August 2016[4]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Jaguares | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ a b "Joaquín Paz Los Pumas Player Profile" (in Spanish). UAR. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Joaquín Paz ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Joaquin Paz – Rugby Lyons" (Press release).
- ^ a b "Joaquín Paz itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 22 August 2016.