Joaquin Riera

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Joaquin Andres Riera
Date of birth (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Benetton
Youth career
Los Tarcos
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Tucumán ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014−2015 L'Aquila 9 (29)
2016−2017 Los Tarcos 2 (0)
2017−2020 Petrarca Padova 41 (84)
2019−2020 →Benetton 4 (0)
2020− Benetton 31 (5)
Correct as of 1 Oct 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Argentina Under 20 2 (0)
Correct as of 20 May 2020
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2015−2017 Argentina 11
Correct as of 19 November 2022

Joaquin Andres Riera (San Miguel de Tucuman, 22 February 1994) is an Argentine rugby union player. His usual position is as a Centre and he currently plays for Benetton Rugby in Pro14. [1] [2]

For 2019–20 Pro14 season, he named like Permit Player for Benetton in Pro 14. [3]

After playing for Argentina Under 20 in 2014, from 2015 to 2017 Riera was named in the Argentina Sevens for World Rugby Sevens Series.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Joaquin Riera". Benetton Rugby.
  2. ↑ "Joaquin Riera È Uu Nuovo Leone Biancoverde". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "COMINCIATA UFFICIALMENTE LA STAGIONE SPORTIVA 19/20 DEL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby. 15 July 2019.


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