Matías Díaz
Matías Díaz (born 16 March 1993 in Mendoza) is an Argentina rugby union player who plays mostly in the Tight head prop position. He currently plays with the New Zealand team Highlanders in Super Rugby.[1]
| Birth name | Matías Díaz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was called up by Rodolfo Ambrosio into the Argentina under-20 side for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship,[2] and kept his position for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[3]
Díaz made his debut for the senior side in 2013 against eventual runners-up Uruguay in the 2013 South American Rugby Championship "A".[4] Despite only being capped three times (all from the two-tiered competition), Díaz was named in the 30-man squad for the 2013 Rugby Championship.[5]
He was initially named in Argentina's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup but then was immediately replaced by Juan Pablo Orlandi after getting injured.[6][7]
References
- Matias Diaz, profile
- Argentina squad for 2012 Junior World Championship Archived 2012-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Los Pumitas entrenaron y partieron hacia Uruguay (In Spanish)
- "Uruguay (6) 18 - 29 (14) Argentina (FT)". ESPN. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- Plantel de Los Pumas para viajar a Pensacola (In Spanish) Archived 2013-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- "Few surprises as Hourcade names RWC 2015 squad". Rugby World Cup. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- "Matías Díaz es baja en el plantel para RWC 2015". UAR. 16 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.