Lautaro Bazán

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Lautaro Bazán
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Full nameLautaro Bazán Velez
Date of birth (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Cordoba, Argentina
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Benetton
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2015 Cordoba Atletico 6 (9)
2022–2024 Rovigo Delta 20 (20)
2024– Benetton ()
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2016 Argentina U20 13 (20)
2016–2020 Argentina XV 11 (20)
2022– Argentina 8 (0)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2016−2022 Argentina 37
Correct as of 28 August 2023
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Team competition
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Nanjing Team competition

Lautaro Bazán Velez (born 24 February 1996) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for the Argentina national team and Benetton in United Rugby Championship. [2]

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He played for Serie A Elite club Rovigo Delta from 2022 to 2024. [3] [4] He signed for Benetton Rugby in June 2024 ahead of the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship.He made his debut in Round 7 of the 2024–25 season against the Edinburgh Rugby. [5]

International career

Bazán played for Argentina in 15 a side rugby union at junior level, and won bronze at the 2016 U20 World Championships in England. He won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. He was named in the Argentina squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [6]

In summer 2022 he was named in the full Argentina squad. [7] He also previously played for Argentina from 2016 to 2020. In November 2022 he was again called up to the full Argentina squad whilst they touring the northern hemisphere. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lautaro Bazán player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "LAUTARO BAZAN VELEZ SARA' UN NUOVO LEONE BIANCOVERDE" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "BENVENUTO LAUTARO BAZÁN VÉLEZ". Rugby Rovigo Delta.
  4. ↑ "LA RUGBY ROVIGO SALUTA 10 GIOCATORI". Rugby Rovigo Delta (in Italian). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "A EDIMBURGO UN PUNTO DI BONUS PER I LEONI CHE PERDONO 50-33". Benetton Rugby. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Lautaro Bazán". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Argentina: Julian Montoya returns to lead Pumas in Rugby Championship opener against Australia". Planet Rugby.
  8. ↑ "Lautaro Bazán Vélez joined Los Pumas' training sessions in England". Lavoz.com.


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