Santiago Grondona

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Santiago Grondona
Date of birth (1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Current team Bristol Bears
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Jaguares XV 8 (0)
2020 Jaguares 1 (0)
2022–2023 Exeter Chiefs 19 (20)
2023 Pau 8 (10)
2023– Bristol Bears 0 (0)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 Argentina U20 4 (5)
2018–2021 Argentina XV 3 (5)
2020– Argentina 15 (0)
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Santiago Grondona (born 25 July 1998) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Bristol Bears and the Argentina national team. [1]

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Club career

On 21 November 2019, he was named in the Jaguares squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Falcons swoop for Argentinean pair". www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. "Jaguares comienza la pretemporada" (Press release) (in Spanish). Jaguares. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. "Altas y bajas en Jaguares para 2020". ESPN Deportes. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  4. "Santiago Grondona". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 21 November 2019.