Santiago Hernán González Bonorino (born May 5, 1975, in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine rugby union player, most recently playing for Northampton Saints in the Guinness Premiership
| Birth name | Santiago Hernán González Bonorino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | May 5, 1975[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has represented Unione Rugby Capitolina in Italy at club level, and Argentina's national side. González Bonorino plays as a prop.
González Bonorino made his debut for the national side on May 19, 2001, in a match against Uruguay, and has received 15 caps in total (as of May 2009).[2] González Bonorino was in the Argentine squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and featured in the two opening matches, against France and Georgia.
In 2008, he signed a contract with English Guinness Premiership giants Leicester Tigers,[3] but after playing only 6 games for them he joined Leicester's rivals, Northampton Saints on a one-year deal for the start of the 2009 season. Injury cut short his season and he was forced to retire in January 2010.[4]
References edit
- ^ "RWC 2007 player profile - Santiago González Bonorino". rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- ^ "scrum.com player profile - Santiago González Bonorino". scrum.com. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- ^ "Loffreda snaps up Argentine prop". BBC.co.uk. 2008-05-01. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Bonorino retires, Saints draft in Morris". Northampton Saints. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2010.