Nicolás Roger

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Nicolás Roger
Full nameNicolás Roger Farias
Born (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 25)
Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12 st 6 lb)
Notable relative Martin Roger Farias (brother)
Rugby union career
Position Fly-half
Current team Benetton
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021 Cafeteros Pro 7 (32)
2022 Peñarol 10 (26)
2022–2023 CUS Torino 16 (95)
2024 Selknam
2025 Tarucas 11 (110)
2025– Benetton 0 (0)
Correct as of 30 December 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Argentina U20 5 (8)
2025– Argentina 3 (15)
Correct as of 15 December 2025

Nicolás Roger (born 11 January 2000) is an Argentine international rugby union player. He plays for Benetton in United Rugby Championship. His preferred position is fly-half. [1]

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Early career

Roger is from Santiago del Estero and began playing rugby as a junior for Santiago Lawn Tennis. [2] In 2019 he represented the Argentina U20 side. [3] His brother Martin is also a professional rugby player. [4]

Professional career

Roger's first professional side was the Colombian side Cafeteros Pro who he represented in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. [5] The following season he moved to Uruguay to represent Peñarol where he replaced his brother Martin and winning the title. [6] He moved to Europe following the season, joining Italian side CUS Torino, [7] before returning in 2024 to represent the Chilean side Selknam in the 2024 Super Rugby Americas season. [8] Ahead of 2025, he joined the new Argentine franchise Tarucas and had a break out season. [9]

In December 2025, he signed with Italian side Benetton in United Rugby Championship. [10]

Roger was called into the Argentina squad for to play the British & Irish Lions in June 2025. [11] He was then selected in the squad for the matches against England and Uruguay, making his international debut against England. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Nicolás Roger". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Nicolás Roger, el jóven debutante en Los Pumas ante Inglaterra". Sgosports (in Spanish). 6 July 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Nicolás Roger: el debutante santiagueño que brilló en Los Pumas ante Inglaterra". Cadena Heat (in Spanish). 5 July 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "El orgullo de los Roger". A Pleno Rugby (in Spanish). 28 March 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Los Cafeteros Pro draft 10 Argentine players for SLAR". Americas Rugby News. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Peñarol Defeat Selknam for SLAR 2022 Glory". Americas Rugby News. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Roger se va a Italia". A Pleno Rugby. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Selknam sign four Argentines for Super Rugby Americas 2024". Americas Rugby News. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Nicolás Roger llegó a Tucumán para sumarse a Tarucas". 3er Tiempo (in Spanish). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Martin Roger Farias è un nuovo leone". Benetton Rugby. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Nicolás Roger: el santiagueño que puede ser pionero en Los Pumas". ESPN (in Spanish). 10 June 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Tactics see England sneak past Argentina in San Juan". Americas Rugby News. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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