Santiago Álvarez (rugby union)

Santiago Álvarez Fourcade (born 17 January 1994) is an Argentine professional rugby union footballer who plays as a centre for Argentina club CASI. At international honors, he was capped three times in 2013 for the Argentina national rugby union team. In his early career, he was selected to play in the 2013, and 2014 IRB Junior World Championship for Argentina and took part in the Argentina XV, the second national team in Argentina.

Santiago Álvarez
Full nameSantiago Álvarez Fourcade
Date of birth (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994
Place of birthBahía Blanca, Argentina
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team CASI
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2018 CASI 54 (50)
Correct as of 22 July 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2014 Argentina U20 7 (5)
2013 Argentina 3 (10)
2016–2018 Argentina XV 13 (15)
Correct as of 22 July 2021
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2013–2021 Argentina 44
Correct as of 22 July 2021
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Argentina
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam competition
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team competition

In rugby sevens, Álvarez made his World Rugby Sevens Series debut in Dubai in 2013. He has also medaled at both the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games, played at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Álvarez was also called up by Super Rugby franchise the Jaguares for the 2017 and 2018 Super Rugby competitions. However, he did not make any appearances.[7]

References
  1. "Rio Olympics: Team squads for the 7s". skysports.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. "Argentina Rugby Sevens Squad for Rio 2016 Olympics". rio2016olympicsonline.com. 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. Waqa, Jovilisi (16 July 2016). "Argentina Olympics Sevens Squad Unveiled". Last Word on Sports. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. "Argentina Target Gold with Strong Olympics Roster". Americas Rugby News. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. Korir, Patrick (16 July 2016). "Argentina announces Rio 7s squad". ragahouse.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  6. "ALVAREZ Santiago". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. "Plantel para la Temporada 2017" (Press release) (in Spanish). Jaguares. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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