Tomás Albornoz (born 17 September 1997) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays for the Benetton in Pro14. His playing position is Fly-half.[1]

Tomás Albornoz
Full nameTomás Albornoz
Date of birth (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birthArgentina
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2019 Tucumán 13 (84)
2020 Ceibos 2 (11)
2021 Jaguares XV 9 (105)
2021− Benetton Rugby 17 (85)
Correct as of 9 Oct 2022
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Jaguares 1 (2)
Correct as of 16 Feb 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Argentina Under 20 5 (49)
2019− Argentina XV 4 (37)
2022− Argentina 3 (5)
Correct as of 13 November 2022

On 21 November 2019, he was named in the Jaguares squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season.[2][3][4] In 2020 Albornoz he also played for Ceibos and in 2021 joined for Jaguares XV.[5][6]

After playing for Argentina Under 20 in 2017, from 2019 he was named in the Argentina XV.[7] In August 2022 Albornoz was named in Argentina squad for 2022 Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2022 Rugby Championship against Australia.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tomas Albornoz e' un nuovo mediano d'apertura dei leioni". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Jaguares comienza la pretemporada" (Press release) (in Spanish). Jaguares. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Altas y bajas en Jaguares para 2020". ESPN Deportes. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Tomas Albornoz". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Jaguares defeat Peñarol to become first ever SLAR champions". 15 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Superliga Americana de Rugby 2021: South America's premier club rugby tournament kicks off | World Rugby".
  7. ^ "Argentina XV and Uruguay XV remain unbeaten | World Rugby".
  8. ^ "LOS PUMAS, CON CINCO CAMBIOS EN EL PLANTEL; U.A.R."

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