Jerónimo de la Fuente (born 24 February 1991) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Perpignan and the Argentina national team.[1][2][3]
 de la Fuente representing the Jaguares during Super Rugby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editDe la Fuente began his club career in his native Argentina for the Duendes Rugby Club in his home city of Rosario. He earned selection for the Pampas XV squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup in South Africa and also for their tour of Australia in 2014.[1]
De la Fuente played for the Jaguares from 2016 to 2020, when he moved to France to play for USA Perpignan.
International career
editDe la Fuente played for Argentina Under-20 at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[4] He then played further representative rugby for the Argentina Jaguars and the Pumas 7s throughout 2012 and 2013.[citation needed]
De la Fuente made his senior international debut in 2014.[1] His first appearance for Los Pumas came on 17 May 2014 against Uruguay, he followed that up a week later with a try on his second international appearance against Chile. He was then selected in the Pumas squad for the 2014 mid-year rugby union internationals in which he appeared twice in losses to Ireland, but was left out for their final match against Scotland.[1] Despite this he was named in the 30-man squad for the 2014 Rugby Championship.[5] He was not initially selected for the Pumas opening match against the Springboks, however a late injury to Juan Martín Hernández saw De la Fuente promoted to the replacements bench and he made his championship debut as a second-half substitute in a 6-13 loss.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Jerónimo de la Fuente Argentina Rugby Player Profile". UAR. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Jerónimo de la Fuente ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Jerónimo de la Fuente itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Jerónimo de la Fuente IRB JWC Player Profile". IRB.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Pumas squad for the Rugby Championship". Sanzar Rugby. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "South Africa vs Argentina 16 August 2014 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
External links
edit- Jerónimo de la Fuente at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Jerónimo de la Fuente at ESPNscrum
- Jerónimo de la Fuente at ItsRugby.co.uk