Manuel Diana

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Manuel Diana
Full nameManuel Diana Olaso
Date of birth (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb)
Occupation(s)rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Current team Toronto Arrows
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020−2021 Toronto Arrows 18 (25)
2022− Peñarol Rugby ()
Correct as of 3 March 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 Uruguay Under 20 4 (20)
2016–present Uruguay 38 (35)
Correct as of 9 September 2023

Manuel Diana Olaso (born 7 March 1996) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who generally plays as a number eight for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents Uruguay internationally. [1]

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Diana attended Stella Maris College and the University of Montevideo. [2] He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marked his first World Cup appearance. [3]

Career

He made his international debut for Uruguay against Argentina XV on 11 February 2017. [4]

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References

  1. "Manuel Diana". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. "Toronto Arrows Re-Signs Manuel Diana". djcoilrugby. 23 July 2020.
  3. "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. "Uruguay v Argentina XV". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.