Rodrigo Isgró

Last updated

Rodrigo Isgró
Rodrigo Isgro 2020.jpg
Full nameRodrigo Antonio Isgró Alastra
Date of birth (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Mendoza, Argentina
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Argentina U20 5 (10)
2023– Argentina 3 (5)
Correct as of 17 October 2023
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2019– Argentina 26
Correct as of 28 August 2023
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Asuncion Team competition

Rodrigo Antonio Isgró Alastra (born 24 March 1999) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for the Argentina national team. [1]

Contents

International career

He played for Argentina in junior rugby and played 15 a side rugby union for Mendoza Rugby Club, and also appeared at the 2019 U20 World Championships. He was named in the Argentina squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]

He was part of the winning Pumas team at the 2022 South American Games. [3]

Isgró made his fifteens test debut for Argentina against Australia in the 2023 Rugby Championship. [4] [5] He was later selected for Argentina's World Cup squad. [4] [5] He was named World Rugby Men's Sevens Player of the Year in October that year. [6] [5]

In 2024, He was named as a traveling reserve for Argentina at the Summer Olympics in Paris. [7] [8] He was free to play against France in the Quarter Final after completing his suspension, he also replaced Germán Schulz who suffered a grade 2 sprained knee. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Webber</span> Rugby player

Tevarn Joseph Webber is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the New Zealand national sevens team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Regan Ware</span> New Zealand rugby sevens player

Regan Edward Ware is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the New Zealand national sevens team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gastón Revol</span> Argentine rugby union player

Gastón Revol is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays rugby sevens for Argentina 7s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germán Schulz</span> Argentine rugby sevens player

Germán Schulz is an Argentine rugby sevens player. He competed for Argentina 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephen Tomasin</span> Rugby player

Stephen Tomasin is an American rugby union player who plays for the United States national rugby sevens team in the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Leroy Bert Carter is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a half-back for National Provincial Championship club Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand national sevens team.

Andrew Smith is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Connacht as a wing. He also plays for the Ireland national rugby sevens team as a forward.

Tomás Etcheverry is an Uruguayan rugby union player, currently playing for Súper Liga Americana de Rugby side Peñarol. His preferred position is fullback.

Marcus Tupuola is an American professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the United States national sevens team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcos Moneta</span> Argentine rugby sevens player

Marcos Moneta is an Argentine rugby sevens player. He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Moneta received World Rugby's Men's Sevens Player of the Year award for 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matías Osadczuk</span> Argentine rugby union player

Matías Lucas Osadczuk is an Argentine rugby union player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luciano González (rugby union)</span> Argentine rugby union player

Luciano Daniel González Rizzoni is an Argentine rugby union player. He won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. He was named in the Argentina squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, González was named in the HSBC Sevens Series Dream Team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santiago Mare</span> Argentine rugby union player

Santiago Mare is an Argentine rugby union player who played for Italian team Mogliano in Top10. He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Tone Ng Shiu is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward for the New Zealand national sevens team.

Baltazar Amaya Saavedra is a rugby union player who plays as a wing or fullback for Súper Liga Americana de Rugby side Peñarol. Born in Argentina, he represents Uruguay at international level.

The 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series was the 24th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for men's national teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999. This series doubled as a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Games, with the top four countries, excluding hosts France, qualifying automatically.

Bautista Domingo Basso Martínez is an Uruguayan rugby union player. Basso has played for both the Uruguay national rugby sevens team and the Uruguay national rugby union team. He has represented the Uruguay sevens team on the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Taichi Yoshizawa is a Japanese rugby sevens player.

Matteo Joaquín Graziano is an Argentine rugby sevens player. He represented Argentina at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Joaquín Pellandini is an Argentine rugby sevens player. He represented Argentina at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

References

  1. ↑ "Rodrigo Isgro". world.rugby. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Rodrigo Isgro". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Pumas 7 won gold again at the South American Games with Rosario's contribution". elciudadanoweb. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Rodrigo Isgró Free to Play vs France in Olympics Quarter Final". Americas Rugby News. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 1 2 3 "Rodrigo Isgró Named World's Best Rugby 7's Player". Americas Rugby News. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Ardie Savea named World Rugby Men's Player of the Year 2023". www.world.rugby. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Argentina Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Argentina - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.