Santiago García Botta
Santiago García Botta (born 19 June 1992 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a prop.
| Date of birth | 19 June 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 240 lb (17 st 2 lb; 110 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played at Belgrano Athletic Club at the Nacional de Clubes. He moved to Stade Français, returning afterwards to Belgrano Athletic Club.
García Botta is a regular player for Argentina Jaguars. He played at the 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup, where the Jaguars were runners-up. He has 6 caps for Argentina, with one try scored, five points on aggregate. His first game was at the 85–10 win over Chile, at 1 May 2013, in Montevideo, for the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifyings. He scored a try in his international debut.[1][2]
He was a late call up for the Pumas in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, haven been called up on 29 October the day before the Bronze final against South Africa.[3][4] He came on during the 77th minute of the game.
In 2019 he joined English club Harlequins.[5] He was a replacement in the Premiership final against Exeter on 26 June 2021 as Harlequins won the game 40-38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever.[6]
References
- Santiago García Botta at UAR Official Website (Spanish)
- Santiago García Botta International Statistics
- "Injured Marcos Ayerza ruled out of Argentina's team for bronze final". Rugby World Cup. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- "Ayerza out of Bronze Final". Americas Rugby News. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- "Santiago Garcia Botta and Martin Landajo: Harlequins to sign Argentina internationals". BBC. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 38-40 Harlequins - Louis Lynagh's late double clinches title". BBC. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.