Facundo Gattas
Full nameFacundo Eduardo Gattas Clavell
Date of birth (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight153 kg (337 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Hindu
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018−2020 Hindu 21 (10)
2021 Peñarol 11 (30)
2022- Old Glory DC 2 (0)
Correct as of 5 April 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014−2015
2016–present		 Uruguay Under 20
Uruguay		 7
39		 (10
10)
Correct as of 9 September 2023

Facundo Eduardo Gattas Clavell (born 2 July 1995) is a Uruguay rugby union player who generally plays as a prop, playing for Old Glory DC professionally and Uruguay internationally.[1][2] He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marked his first World Cup appearance.[3]

Career

He made his international debut for Uruguay against Canada on 6 February 2016.[4] He was also part of the Uruguayan team which won the 2017 World Rugby Nations Cup.[5]

He got his professional debut in 2021 with Peñarol in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR).[6] He did not re-sign with Peñarol for a second season, instead returning to Argentinian amateur club Hindu. He returned to professional rugby when he was picked up by Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby partway through the 2022 season.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Facundo Gattas". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Facundo Gattas". Rugby World Cup. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Uruguay v Canada". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Facundo GATTAS profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  6. ↑ "Peñarol signs Teros front rower Facundo Gattas". Americas Rugby News. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Old Glory signs Uruguay hooker Facundo Gattas". Americas Rugby News. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.


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