Date of birth | 5 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Carlos Manuel Deus Lopes de Amorim (born 5 July 2001) is a Uruguayan rugby union player.
Born in Montevideo, Deus plays as a flanker, and made his international debut for Uruguay in 2022. [1] [2] He was named to the Uruguay squad for the 2023 World Cup. [1]
Deus was educated at The British Schools of Montevideo and played for their alumni club, Old Boys. [3] [2]
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