Santiago Arata

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Santiago Arata
Full nameSantiago Arata Perrone
Date of birth (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
School Liceo Francés Jules Supervielle
UniversityUniversidad de Montevideo
Occupation(s)Profesional Rugby Player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Castres
Youth career
Lycée Français
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2019 Old Christians Club ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Houston Sabercats 3 (5)
2020 Peñarol 0 (5)
2020– Castres 98 (80)
Correct as of 24 February 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015−2016 Uruguay U20s 7 (26)
2016– Uruguay 45 (71)
Correct as of 14 October 2022

Santiago Arata Perrone (born 2 September 1996) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Castres in the French Top 14. He also represents Uruguay internationally. [1]

He made his international debut for Uruguay against Canada on 6 February 2016. [2] He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marked his first World Cup appearance. [3]

On 28 May 2020, Arata signed a major professional contract with French side Castres in the Top 14 competition on a two-year deal from the 2020–24 season. [4]

References

  1. "Santiago Arata". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. "Uruguay v Canada". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. "Two-year Castres deal for Santiago Arata confirmed". Americas Rugby News. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.