Birth name | Patricio Baronio Gauna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (12.9 st; 181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Juan Baronio (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patricio Baronio Gauna (born 18 December 1999) is an Argentine rugby union player and he currently plays for Viadana in Italian Top10 and on loan for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship as Permit Player. [1] His preferred position is scrum-half.
Baronia debuted at age 18 in Argentina. [2] In 2020 and 2021 he was selected for Chilean Superliga Americana de Rugby team Seknam. [3] Under contract with Viadana, Baronio was named as Permit Player for Zebre Parma in summer 2024. ahead of the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship. [4] [5] He made his debut in Round 1 of United Rugby Championship in the 2024–25 season against the Cardiff. [6]
In 2015 and 2016, he played for Argentina Under 20 for annual World Rugby U20 Championship. [7] In 2016 he played also for Argentina XV. [8]
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