Juan Pablo Estelles

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Juan Pablo Estelles
Date of birth (1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009-2016 Club Atlético delicious Rosario ()
2010-2013 Pampas XV 9 (0)
2016-2018 Northampton Saints 10 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 Argentina 3 (0)
2009-2013 Argentina XV
2008 Argentina U-20
2007 Argentina U-19
Correct as of 6 June 2017
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2016- Argentina

Juan Pablo Estelles (born 5 May 1988) is an Argentine rugby sevens player. He represented Argentina 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Juan Pablo has been playing for Club Atlético del Rosario, one of Argentina's oldest clubs, since 2009. [7] Estelles also turned out for the Pampas XV in the Vodacom Cup between 2009 and 2013. The swift centre represented Argentina 7s at various age group levels and became a regular for the country in the World Rugby Sevens Series. He also represented his country at the international level with Pumas against Chile, Scotland, and England.

Estelles signed with English club Northampton Saints in the summer of 2016 and played a few fixtures with their second team, Northampton Wanderers before making his debut in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Newcastle Falcons. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Most recently Estelles helped the Wanderers reach the final of the 2016/17 Aviva 'A' League but on being called up to Saints' first team due to other injuries in the squad, the winger, too, found himself injured and missed out on the final where the Wanderers defeated Gloucester United to claim the title. [12]

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  2. ↑ "Argentina Rugby Sevens Squad for Rio 2016 Olympics". rio2016olympicsonline.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Waqa, Jovilisi (16 July 2016). "Argentina Olympics Sevens Squad Unveiled". Last Word on Sports. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Argentina Target Gold with Strong Olympics Roster". Americas Rugby News. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Korir, Patrick (16 July 2016). "Argentina announces Rio 7s squad". ragahouse.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "ESTELLES Juan Pablo". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Juan Pablo Estelles - Northampton Saints". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Wanderers team announced to play Cambridge University".
  9. ↑ "Juan Pablo Estelles: Northampton Saints sign Argentina centre". BBC.com. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Lake, Jefferson (15 August 2016). "Northampton sign Argentina centre Juan Pablo Estelles". skysports.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Saints Fixtures".
  12. ↑ "WANDERERS 36 GLOUCESTER 15 the Wandies clinch the Aviva 'A' League title".
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