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Date of birth | 1 May 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st; 198 lb) [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Juan Manuel Gaminara (born 1 May 1989) is a Uruguayan rugby union player. [1] He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [3]
Gaminara was educated at The British Schools of Montevideo. [4]
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