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| Date of birth | 21 December 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sante Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pedro Rubiolo (born 21 December 2002) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Premiership Rugby club Bristol Bears and the Argentina national team. [1] [2]
Rubiolo began his career at Club CRAR, Rafaela city, Santa Fe, Argentina before joining the Jaguares XV in the SLAR. Winning the competition in 2021. [3]
In 2022 he signed a long-term deal with English Premiership side Newcastle Falcons, [4] signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut against Cardiff in the EPCR Challenge Cup. [5] [6]
He will join Bristol Bears on a three-year deal from the beginning of the 2025–26 season [7] This deal was changed to a loan for the 2024–25 season, ahead of the permanent transfer, while he recovers from injury.
Rubiolo was named in the Argentina U20s squad for the 2021 tour of South Africa, starting in all 4 games. [8] He has represented the Argentina XV twice playing in the Americas Pacific Challenge Starting in a 146–7 win over Paraguay A. [9]
He made his debut for Argentina coming off the bench against South Africa in The Rugby Championship. He was named in the Argentina squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [10]