Germán Aráoz

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Germán Aráoz
Birth nameDario Germán Aráoz
Date of birth (1985-07-04) 4 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Tucuman, Argentina
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012-13 Glasgow Warriors ()
– Viadana ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Argentina 2 (0)

Germán Aráoz (born in Tucuman, Argentina [1] ) is an Argentine professional rugby union player. He played for Glasgow Warriors at the Loosehead Prop position.

He has two international caps for Argentina. The first was in Santiago, Chile versus Brazil on May 23, 2012. The second, also in Santiago, was three days later on May 26, 2012 against Chile.

He played for Jockey Club Tucuman in Argentina. [2]

He played for a Pampas XV in the Vodacom Cup in 2011-12. [3]

Aráoz signed a short-term deal with Glasgow Warriors on 16 October 2012. [4] Gregor Townsend signed the player after a spate of injuries to the Warriors' front row. [5]

He played 4 matches for the Warriors, 2 of which were crucially 1872 Cup matches against Edinburgh Rugby. [6] Glasgow won both matches and retained the cup. [7]

On leaving Glasgow, Aráoz signed a deal with Rugby Viadana in Italy. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Paul Tait. "Rugby World Cup - Argentina 2023: Dario Germán Aráoz signs for Glasgow".
  2. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors - German Araoz". glasgowwarriors.com.
  3. 1 2 "Google Translate".
  4. ↑ "BBC Sport - Glasgow Warriors sign Argentine prop German Araoz". BBC Sport.
  5. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors sign Argentina prop German Araoz to address front-row injury crisis". Telegraph.co.uk. 16 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Edinburgh Rugby vs Glasgow Warriors, Saturday 29 December 2012, 04:12PM - Edinburgh Rugby".
  7. ↑ "Dario German Araoz - Rugby - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics".
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