Bautista Domingo Basso Martínez (born January 18, 2001) is an Uruguayan rugby union player. Basso has played for both the Uruguay national rugby sevens team and the Uruguay national rugby union team. He has represented the Uruguay sevens team on the World Rugby Sevens Series.[1][2]

Bautista Basso
Date of birth (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 23)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022– Uruguay 8 (5)

Basso was educated at The British Schools of Montevideo.[3]

Career edit

Basso represents Peñarol Rugby in the Super Liga Americana de Rugby.[4] He was first called up to the Uruguay national squad in June 2022.[5] He debuted for Uruguay starting at wing in a 7–43 loss against Japan on June 25 in the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests. He got his next cap in July 17, 2022, coming in as a substitute in Uruguay’s win against Romania. He was selected for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

References edit

  1. ^ "Bautista Basso - Player Stats | HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". World Rugby.
  2. ^ "Uruguay names squad for historic Hong Kong Sevens". Americas Rugby News. October 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "4G Class Photo". Yearbook 2016. The British Schools of Montevideo: 142. 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Seven Potential Uruguayan Debutants against Japan and Romania". Americas Rugby News. April 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Uruguay Roster Named for Japan Tour". Americas Rugby News. June 1, 2022.