Macario Villaluenga

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Macario Villaluenga
Date of birth (1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Tucumán, Argentina
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight207 lb (94 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Argentina 2 (10)

Macario Villaluenga (born 12 May 1990) is an Argentine former international rugby union player.

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A winger from Concepción, Tucumán, Villaluenga played his rugby for Huirapuca Social Club. [1] [2]

Villaluenga was capped twice by Argentina at the 2013 South American Rugby Championship in Montevideo. He scored a try on debut against Chile and another in his second Pumas appearance against Brazil. [3]

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References

  1. "Hubo lugar para dos". La Gaceta (in Spanish). 1 September 2013.
  2. "Cambian de color". La Gaceta (in Spanish). 30 January 2015.
  3. "Argentina arrolló a Chile". Ámbito (in Spanish). 2 May 2013.