Juan Rombys
Juan Pedro Rombys Aguzzi (born 5 March 1987) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who generally plays as a prop and has represented Uruguay internationally since 2008.[1] He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan (the first time the tournament was held in Japan and indeed Asia). This tournament also marked his first World Cup appearance for Uruguay.[2]
| Full name | Juan Pedro Rombys Aguzzi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 March 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paysandu, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (258 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
He made his international debut for Uruguay against Argentina on 31 May 2008.[3] He has subsequently made several starting appearances and was substituted into Uruguay's famous victory against Fiji on 25 September 2019.[4] Quite remarkably, in 2012 he gave up the sport and continued working in agriculture, only returning to the sport during the 2018 season.[5][6] This successful comeback highlights a theme in the Uruguay team, who have in the past been accurately described as "amateur players"[7] and who must often maintain jobs alongside the sport.
References
- "Juan Rombys". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- "Uruguay v Argentina". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- Schofield, Daniel; Goodwill, Jake (2019-09-25). "Uruguay stun Fiji to deliver biggest shock victory of the World Cup so far". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- Kinsella, Murray. "'It's not a surprise because I've seen how much work those boys put in'". The42. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- "Rugby World Cup 2019: FW's Farming XV". Farmers Weekly. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- "Uruguay coach Pablo Lemoine admits matching Wales will be tough". The Observer. Press Association. 2015-09-19. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2020-01-07.