Santiago García Botta (born 19 June 1992 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a prop.[1][2]
| Full name | Santiago García Botta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 June 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
He played at Belgrano Athletic Club at the Nacional de Clubes. He moved to Stade Français, returning afterwards to Argentina to play for the Pampas XV.
García Botta was a regular player for Argentina Jaguars. He played at the 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup, where the Jaguars were runners-up. He won 34 caps for Argentina, with one try scored, over a five year international career. His first game was at the 85–10 win over Chile, at 1 May 2013, in Montevideo, for the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifyings. He scored a try in his international debut.[3][4]
He was a late call up for the Pumas in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, haven been called up on 29 October the day before the Bronze final against South Africa.[5][6] He came on during the 77th minute of the game.[7]
In 2019 he joined English club Harlequins.[8] He was a replacement in the Premiership final against Exeter on 26 June 2021 as Harlequins won the game 40-38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever.[9][10]
References edit
- ^ "Santiago GARCIA BOTTA profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Santiago GARCIA BOTTA - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Santiago García Botta at UAR Official Website (Spanish)
- ^ Santiago García Botta International Statistics
- ^ "Injured Marcos Ayerza ruled out of Argentina's team for bronze final". Rugby World Cup. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Ayerza out of Bronze Final". Americas Rugby News. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Coupe du Monde - Match report South Africa vs Argentina, le 30/10/2015". all.rugby. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Santiago Garcia Botta and Martin Landajo: Harlequins to sign Argentina internationals". BBC. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 38-40 Harlequins - Louis Lynagh's late double clinches title". BBC. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Santiago Garcia Botta". www.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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