Santiago Civetta Ponce de Leon (born 28 February 1998) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who generally plays as a Flanker represents Uruguay internationally.[1] He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marked his first World Cup appearance.[2]

Santiago Civenta
Full nameSantiago Civenta Ponce de Leon
Date of birth (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight109 kg (240 lb)
SchoolThe British Schools of Montevideo
UniversityUniversity of the Republic
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row
Current team Old Boys
Youth career
Old Boys
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020− Peñarol 1 (0)
Correct as of 25 September 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2018 Uruguay Under 20 12 (15)
2017– Uruguay Sevens 12 (15)
2019– Uruguay 26 (10)
Correct as of 9 September 2023

Career

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He made his international debut for Uruguay against Argentina XV in a World Cup warm-up match on 23 February 2019.[3] He also works as rugby teacher at The British Schools of Montevideo

International tries

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As of 20 November 2021[1]

Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1   Russia Montevideo, Uruguay Estadio Charrua 2019 Rugby Nations Cup 4 June 2019 Win 48 – 26
2   Italy Parma, Italy Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals 20 November 2021 Loss 17 – 10

References

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  1. ^ a b "Santiago Civetta". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Uruguay v Argentina XV". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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