Ignacio Dotti

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Ignacio Dotti
Birth nameIgnacio Francisco Dotti Uria
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight225 lb (16 st 1 lb; 102 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team New Orleans Gold
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013−2018 Los Cuervos ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 New Orleans Gold 16 (15)
Correct as of 18 August 2019
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Uruguay Under 20 4 (10)
2015 Uruguay 59 (20)
Correct as of 9 September 2023

Ignacio Francisco Dotti Uria (born 18 August 1994) [1] is a Uruguayan rugby player for New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR), the highest level of American rugby. His primary position is lock.

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He made his international debut for Uruguay in 2015 and was named in the 2019 Rugby World Cup squad.

Personal

Dotti attended Ivy Thomas Memorial School and then Universidad ORT. [2]

Career

Dotti made his international debut for Uruguay on 11 April 2015, in a South American Championship game against Paraguay. [3]

In October 2018, Dotti signed for New Orleans Gold to play in the second season of Major League Rugby. [4] He played 13 times for the Gold in the season. [5] On 25 August 2019 it was announced he had signed a 1-year extension for he Gold. [6]

He was selected for Uruguay's 31 man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup on 30 August 2019. [7]

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References

  1. "ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. "Ignacio Dotti". NOLA Gold Rugby. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. "Uruguay v Paraguay". ESPN. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. "New Orleans Gold Signs Uruguay Lock Ignacio Dotti". djcoilrugby.com. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. "Dotti itsrugby profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  6. "One year extension for Dotti with Gold". Americas Rugby News. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  7. "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.