Full name | Diego Arbelo Garcia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 August 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 124 kg (273 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | San José de la Providencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Universidad de la República | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Diego Arbelo Garcia (born 19 August 1994) is an Uruguay rugby union player who generally plays as a prop. He represents Uruguay internationally and plays for French club Rouen Normandie Rugby.
Arbelo played at amateur level at Círculo de Tenis de Montevideo, and later joined Montevideo Cricket Club. He joined Peñarol for the 2020 season.
In the 2023–24 season he played for Italian club Colorno. [1] [2] The following season he moved to France to play for Rouen Normandie Rugby.
Arbelo made his international debut for Uruguay against Paraguay on 30 April 2016. [3] He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance. [4] [5] On 21 August, he was also named in the squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [6]
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