 Rubiolo in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 2002 Sante Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.[ citation needed ]
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]