Joaquín Paz
| Date of birth | 20 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joaquín Paz (born 20 October 1993) is an Argentine international rugby union player who plays either as a fullback or centre. He principally played for Lyons Piacenza in Italy's Top12 and he having previously represented the Jaguares in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]Early in his career, Paz turned out for Argentine sides Pucará and Córdoba Atletico and graduated to senior rugby with Argentine Super Rugby franchise, the Jaguares, in 2016. In their debut season in the competition, Paz made 5 substitute appearances. It was to prove to be his only year with the team and he was off to Italy to join Rugby Calvisano ahead of the 2016-17 European season.[3][4] From summer 2024 to 2023–2024 season he played for Lyons Piacenza in Italy's Serie A Elite.[3] [5]
International career
[edit]Paz has represented his country at all levels from Under-19 upwards, including one appearance for the Pumas Sevens side at the Gold Coast Sevens in Australia in 2013. He made his senior international debut against Uruguay in 2013, marking the occasion with a try, and followed it up with 2 more appearances in 2015.[1]
Super Rugby Statistics
[edit]- As of 22 August 2016[4]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jaguares | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Joaquín Paz Los Pumas Player Profile" (in Spanish). UAR. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Joaquín Paz ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Joaquin Paz – Rugby Lyons" (Press release).
- ^ a b "Joaquín Paz itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Sitav Rugby Lyons saluta 18 giocatori" (Press release).
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Argentine rugby union players
- Argentina international rugby union players
- Argentina international rugby sevens players
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Rugby union centres
- Jaguares (Super Rugby) players
- Rugby union players from Córdoba, Argentina
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- Male rugby sevens players
- Rugby Calvisano players
- Rugby Lyons Piacenza players
- World Games silver medalists
- World Games medalists for Argentina
- World Games medalists in rugby sevens
- Medalists at the 2013 World Games