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Date of birth | 26 July 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mateo Sanguinetti (born 26 July 1992) is a Uruguayan rugby union player. [1] He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [3] His position is prop.
In December 2018 he signed with professional American club Houston SaberCats for the 2019 Major League Rugby season.
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