Felipe Arregui

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Felipe Arregui
Date of birth (1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight244 lb (111 kg; 17 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014−2015
2016
Duendes
Edinburgh
6
4
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 14 August 2016
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Jaguares 5 (0)
Correct as of 14 August 2016
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013
2014
2016–present
Argentina U19
Argentine U20
Argentina
3
6
1
(0)
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 27 August 2016

Felipe Arregui (born 9 June 1994 in Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays for the national Argentina team The Pumas .

Arregui, a Prop who can play on either side of the scrum, is a prospect of Duendes haven been brought through the age grade levels of the club. In 2013, he represented the Argentina U19's team playing against the age grade teams of Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. In 2014 he made his senior debut for his club before being selected for the Argentine U20's trail games against South Africa U20's in May 2014. [1] In June that year, he turned out for the Pumitas three times during the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand, including starting in the 9th place game against Scotland U20's, winning 41–21. [2]

In 2016, he appeared for the Argentina XV side in the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship, starting against the United States in a 35–all draw on 6 February 2016. [3] [4] In June 2016, he was included in the June test squad to play Italy, but failed to make his debut of the bench. [5] On 10 August 2016, he was called up to the Pumas squad for the 2016 Rugby Championship as injury cover for Santiago García Botta. [6] He made his debut off the bench for Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro on 27 August 2016, in Argentina's 26–24 win over South Africa.[ citation needed ]

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