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Santiago Mare

Santiago Mare
Date of birth (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Current team Mogliano
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016−2022 Regatas Bella Vista 24 (81)
2022 Jaguares XV 7 (39)
2022−2023 Mogliano 12 (30)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021− Argentina XV
Correct as of 28 July 2021
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2018–present Argentina
Correct as of 28 July 2021

Santiago Mare (born 21 October 1996) is an Argentine rugby union player who played for Italian team Mogliano in Top10.[1][2] He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

Career

He made his international rugby 7s debut for Argentina in 2017. He was selected in the national squad for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[5] He was also named in Argentine rugby sevens squad for the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.[citation needed]

He was also named in Argentine squad to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's rugby sevens tournament.[6][7] He was also subsequently part of the Argentine side which claimed bronze medal after defeating Great Britain 17-12 in the third place match at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8][9] It was also the first ever Olympic medal for Argentina in rugby sevens.[10]

For 2022−23 season he played in Italy for Mogliano in Top10.[11][12] He was a member of Argentina's sevens team that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Santiago Mare". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Santiago Mare". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Santiago Mare". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ worldrugby.org. "Players". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Plantel de Los Pumas 7s para el Mundial" (in Spanish). Argentine Rugby Union. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Men's sevens squads". World Rugby. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Without the crowd's roar, Tokyo Olympians search for spirit". The New Indian Express. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Rugby Sevens - Great Britain vs Argentina - Bronze Medal Match Results". Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. ^ Richardson, Charles (28 July 2021). "Argentina snatch men's sevens bronze in narrow victory over Great Britain as Fiji retain gold". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Great Britain miss bronze in rugby sevens after defeat to Argentina". The Independent. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. ^ Mogliano Rugby (12 July 2022). "PRIMI MOVIMENTI PER IL NUOVO MOGLIANO VENETO RUGBY". Mogliano Rugby. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  12. ^ "UN SALUTO E UN RINGRAZIAMENTO AD ALTRI GIOCATORI CHE NON FARANNO PARTE DELLA ROSA 2023/24". 10 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Argentina Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Argentina - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.