Manuel Leindekar

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Manuel Leindekar
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Birth nameManuel Leindekar Virginio
Date of birth (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight18 st 1 lb (253 lb; 115 kg)
School The British Schools of Montevideo
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Bayonne
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015−2017 Old Boys ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017-2022 Oyonnax 58 (0)
2022- Bayonne 23 (0)
Correct as of 30 June 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015−2017 Uruguay Under 20 7 (10)
2016– Uruguay 28 (5)
Correct as of 9 September 2023

Manuel Leindekar Virginio (born 23 April 1997) [1] is a Uruguayan rugby player whose primary position is lock. He plays for Aviron Bayonnais in the French Top 14 and for the Uruguay national rugby union team.

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Club career

Leindekar started his career playing in Uruguay at The British Schools and later the alumni club Old Boys. [2]

In December 2015, he went to France to sign with Oyonnax Rugby. In mid 2022 he signed with Aviron Bayonnais. [3]

International career

Leindekar made his international debut for Uruguay on 13 May 2017, in a South American Rugby Championship game against Paraguay. [4]

He was selected for Uruguay's 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup on 30 August 2019. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Manuel Leindekar: 'Hay confianza en que estoy haciendo las cosas bien'". Búsqueda (in Spanish). 7 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bayonne sign Uruguayan Manuel Leindekar from Oyonnax". Americas Rugby News. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Uruguay v Paraguay". ESPN. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.


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