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Rugby player
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| Birth name | Santiago Fernández | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1985-11-28) 28 November 1985 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st (83 kg; 180 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santiago Fernández (born 28 November 1985 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby footballer currently playing for Bayonne after previously playing for another French club Montpellier and amateur side Hindu Club, although he was paid by the Argentine Rugby Union as one of their better home-based players. His preferred position is at fly-half, although he can also play at centre. A starlet for the age group teams in Argentina as well as the sevens team Fernandez has been capped at full team level and played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Fernández replaced Felipe Contepomi in Argentina's autumn tour in Europe.
References
- "England v Argentina: Juan Manuel Leguizamon to captain Pumas". BBC Sport. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
External links
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- Argentine rugby union players
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- Montpellier Hérault Rugby players
- Aviron Bayonnais players
- Pampas XV players
- Rugby union players from Buenos Aires
- Argentina international rugby sevens players
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France
- Section Paloise players
- Hindú Club players
- 2011 Rugby World Cup players