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Date of birth | 4 September 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Berango, Basque Country, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aratz Gallastegui Sodupe (born 4 September 1976 in Berango) is a basque former rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half. In his home region, the Basque Country, his name is often spelled as Aratz Gallastegi.
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