Sebastián Cancelliere

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Sebastián Cancelliere
Date of birth (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth San Jose, California, United States [2] [3]
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm) [3]
Weight90 kg (198 lb) [3]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing [3]
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2021 Hindú 56 (283)
2025- Hindú 1 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2020 Jaguares 24 (45)
2021 Jaguares XV 9 (70)
2021–25 Glasgow Warriors 58 (110)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Argentina XV 8 (50)
2017– Argentina 12 (5)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2015–2016 Argentina 3

Sebastián Cancelliere (born 17 September 1993) is an Argentina international rugby union player. [4] [5] He now plays for Hindú Club in Argentina, having previously played for Glasgow Warriors.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Cancelliere learned all his rugby in Argentina; he is a product of Hindú club in Buenos Aires.

After leaving Glasgow Warriors in the summer of 2025, Cancelliere is back playing with Hindú Club. [6]

Professional career

Earlier in 2019 Cancelliere played Super Rugby for Jaguares. He was a part of the roster which reached the 2019 Super Rugby Final.

He joined Glasgow Warriors for the 2021–22 season. [7] He made his competitive debut for the Glasgow club playing in the United Rugby Championship against Zebre at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma. He became Glasgow Warrior No. 336. [8]

He had 58 caps for the Warriors scoring 22 tries. He was voted Warrior of the Month for 3 different months: March 2022, October 2022 and January 2023. A fan favourite he was released on the new SRU Performance Director, David Nucifora, steer of signing Scottish-Qualified players. [9]

International career

Cancelliere was born in the United States, moving to Argentina as an infant. Cancelliere was eligible to represent either the United States or Argentina at international level.

Prior to Super Rugby, Cancelliere was involved for the Argentina XV. He played at both scrum-half and wing for the national next-of-XV. He made his test debut against England in 2017. He was considered for Rugby World Cup 2019. He played in Argentina's final warm-up match against South Africa.

References

  1. ↑ "Sebastián Cancelliere – ESPN". en.espn.co.uk. ESPNscrum.
  2. ↑ Palmer, Mark (4 May 2023). "Glasgow Warriors wing Sebastián Cancelliere signs new two-year contract". The Times . Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Sebastián Cancelliere – Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Foreign-born players in 2018 Rugby Championship". Americas Rugby News. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sebastián Cancelliere". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "CASI festejó la patada final, pero Hindú quedó con la esperanza del juego y la vuelta de Cancelliere". 29 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors sign Argentinean flyer Sebastián Cancelliere". The Offside Line. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Zebre v Glasgow Warriors". Glasgow Warriors.
  9. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors could give Scottish Rugby much to ponder as frustrating reality sets in". 9 June 2025.


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