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| Birth name | Ignacio David Calles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18.3 st; 256 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ignacio Calles (born 24 October 1995) is an Argentine rugby union player, currently playing for Top 14 side Pau. His preferred position is prop. [1]
Calles started playing rugby at Los Cardos in Tandil, Argentina. After a few years he move to Buenos Aires and played in Liceo Naval (rugby) until 2016 where he signed a contract Section Paloise, the representative team of the city of Pau.
Calles signed a new deal with Pau in October 2020, having originally joined the side in 2018. [2] He was named in the Argentine squad for the 2020 Tri Nations Series in October 2020. [3]
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