Birth name | Rodrigo Martínez Manzano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rodrigo Martínez (born 7 July 1998) is an Argentine rugby union player. His playing position is prop. [1]
Martínez represented both Ceibos and Olímpia Lions in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby competition in 2020 and 2021 respectively. [2] [3] He was named in the Argentina squad for the 2021 Rugby Championship. [4] He made his debut in Round 5 of the 2021 Rugby Championship against Australia. [5]
On 1 December 2021, Martinez moved to England as he signed for Wasps in the Premiership Rugby for the rest of the 2021–22 season. [6]
Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and Martínez was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff. [7]
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