Rodrigo Báez (born 8 February 1989) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a loose forward for Liceo, the Argentine Super Rugby side Jaguares, and the Argentina national rugby union team.[1][2][3][4]
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| Full name | Rodrigo Báez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 February 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International career edit
Báez came through Argentina's youth structures, representing the Pumas Under 19 team in 2008 and the Under 20 side a year later at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship. He later went on to turn out for the Argentina Jaguars and was a member of the Pampas XV team that competed in the 2012 and 2013 Vodacom Cup competitions in South Africa, as well as their tour of Australia in 2014.[1]
He debuted for Los Pumas in May 2011 against Chile and capped his debut with a try in a comfortable victory for his side.[1]
In August 2014, he was named to the squad for the 2014 Rugby Championship[5] and made his first championship appearance as a substitute in a 9-28 loss to New Zealand on 6 September 2014.[6]
Báez is signed to play for Jaguares until 2017.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Rodrigo Baez Argentina Rugby Player Profile". UAR. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Rodrigo Baez ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Rodrigo Baez itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Rodrigo Baez Test Rugby Player Statistics". testrugby.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Pumas squad for the Rugby Championship". Sanzar Rugby. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "New Zealand vs Argentina 6 September 2014 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 8 September 2014.