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Uruguayan rugby union and sevens player (born 1998)

Rugby player
James McCubbin
Full nameJames McCubbin Di Mateo
Date of birth (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 26)
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Peñarol ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018  Uruguay Under-20
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2020–Present  Uruguay
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Uruguay
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asuncion Team competition

James McCubbin Di Mateo (born 27 May 1998) is a Uruguayan rugby union player, currently playing for Súper Liga Americana de Rugby side Peñarol. He competed for the Uruguay national rugby sevens team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Rugby career

McCubbin began playing rugby at the age of eight. In 2018, He competed for Uruguay's under-20 team at the Sudamérica Rugby Under-20 Championship. He later represented Uruguay at the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy competition that was held in Romania.

He represented Uruguay at the 2019 Pan American Games, where they finished in seventh place in Lima, Peru. In 2022, He was a member of the Uruguayan squad that finished tenth at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa.

McCubbin scored the first try in Uruguay's win against Chile at the 2023 Sudamérica sevens Olympic qualifying tournament as his side qualified for the Paris Olympics. Later in November, He represented Uruguay at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

He competed for Uruguay at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is McCubbin and the second or maternal family name is Di Mateo.

References

  1. ^ "Mc CUBBIN James". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ Vásquez Feres, Vicente (3 November 2023). "¿Es difícil hinchar de visitante en Santiago 2023? Uruguayo y papá de rugbier que enfrentó a Chile lo explica". www.santiago2023.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. "Los Teritos con plantel confirmado para el #SARM20". Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (in Spanish). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. Chans, Ignacio (20 August 2018). "Los Teritos a Rumania en busca del título y el ascenso al Mundial A". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  5. "2019 Lima Pan-American Games Rugby Sevens Squads & Schedule". djcoilrugby. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  6. Berkeley, Geoff (18 June 2023). "Brazil and Uruguay win South American rugby sevens qualifier for Paris 2024". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  7. "Rugby: "Todavía no caemos", dijeron McCubbin y Ardao tras la clasificación olímpica". futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  8. "Uruguay Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. "Uruguay - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  10. "Plantel de Los Teros 7's para los Juegos Olímpicos". Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (in Spanish). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

External links

Peñarol Rugby – current squad
Forwards
Backs
Coach
Uruguay – 2024 Summer Olympics
Squad
Coach


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