Rodrigo Báez (rugby union)

Rodrigo Báez (born 8 February 1989) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a loose forward for Liceo, the Argentine Super Rugby side Jaguares, and the Argentina national rugby union team.^[1][2][3][4]

Rodrigo Báez

Full name	Rodrigo Báez
Date of birth	(1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Current team Liceo Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009– Liceo () 2012–15 Pampas XV 16 (5) 2016− Jaguares 6 (5) Correct as of 22 July 2016 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 Argentina Under-19 3 (10) 2009 Argentina Under-20 4 (0) 2009–10 Argentina Jaguars 6 (5) 2011– Argentina 17 (10) Correct as of 2 July 2017

International career

Báez came through Argentina's youth structures, representing the Pumas Under 19 team in 2008 and the Under 20 side a year later at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship. He later went on to turn out for the Argentina Jaguars and was a member of the Pampas XV team that competed in the 2012 and 2013 Vodacom Cup competitions in South Africa, as well as their tour of Australia in 2014.^[1]

He debuted for Los Pumas in May 2011 against Chile and capped his debut with a try in a comfortable victory for his side.^[1]

In August 2014, he was named to the squad for the 2014 Rugby Championship^[5] and made his first championship appearance as a substitute in a 9-28 loss to New Zealand on 6 September 2014.^[6]

Báez is signed to play for Jaguares until 2017.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Rodrigo Baez Argentina Rugby Player Profile". UAR. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
2. "Rodrigo Baez ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
3. "Rodrigo Baez itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
4. "Rodrigo Baez Test Rugby Player Statistics". testrugby.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
5. "Pumas squad for the Rugby Championship". Sanzar Rugby. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
6. "New Zealand vs Argentina 6 September 2014 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 8 September 2014.