Ignacio Ruiz (rugby union)

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Ignacio Ruiz
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Born (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 24)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Perpignan
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2022 Regatas Bella Vista 8 (5)
2020–2022 Jaguares XV 16 (25)
2022–2023 London Irish 7 (10)
2023– Perpignan 36 (30)
Correct as of 9 August 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–2021 Argentina XV 4 (45)
2022– Argentina 22 (15)
Correct as of 9 August 2024

Ignacio Ruiz (born 3 January 2001) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Top 14 club Perpignan and the Argentina national team. [1] [2] [3]

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Club career

Ruiz began his rugby career at Argentine URBA Top13 side Regatas de Bella Vista. In 2020 he joined SRA side Jagaures XV. [4] [5]

In 2022 he joined English Premiership side London Irish joining four other Argentine internationals. [6] [7] After the collapse of London Irish he moved to France joining Perpignan in the Top 14. [8]

International career

Ruiz made his debut against Scotland on Saturday 16 July 2022. [9] He was named in the Argentina squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, he featured once against Chile where in which he scored.

Career statistics

List of international tries

TryOpposing teamVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1 [10] Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Murrayfield, Scotland 2022 Autumn Nations Series November 19, 2022Loss52 - 29
2 [11] Flag of Chile.svg Chile Stade de la Beaujoire, France 2023 Rugby World Cup September 30, 2023Win59 - 5

References

  1. "Ignacio RUIZ profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. "Ignacio RUIZ - Player statistics - Year stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. "Rugby on ESPN - Scores, Stats and News". ESPN.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  4. "RUIZ, IGNACIO – Jaguares" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. "London Irish sign Ignacio Ruiz from Argentina".
  6. "Ignacio Ruiz". London Irish. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. "London Irish sign Argentina hooker Ignacio Ruiz". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. News, Americas Rugby (28 July 2023). "Catalan Top 14 move for Ignacio Ruiz". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 9 August 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. "Scotland undone as Argentina clinch series win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  10. "Autumn Nations Series - Match report Scotland vs Argentina, le 19/11/2022". all.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  11. "Coupe du Monde - Match report Argentina vs Chile, le 30/09/2023". all.rugby. Retrieved 9 August 2024.