Agustín Ormaechea
Agustín Ormaechea (born 8 March 1991) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. He currently plays for Stade Montois at the Rugby Pro D2.
Date of birth | March 8, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ormaechea started his career in Uruguay playing for Carrasco Polo Club. In June 2013, he moved to France to play for Stade Montois.[1]
International career
Ormaechea has earned 14 caps for Uruguay, since 2011, with 3 tries and 17 penalties scored. He is involved in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In 2015, he played Rugby World Cup with Uruguay.
Ormaechea has also played sevens for Uruguay. In 2011, he played rugby sevens at the Pan American Games.[2] In 2013, Ormaechea was part of Uruguay's squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Personal life
He is son of Uruguayan former rugby union footballer Diego Ormaechea, who is considered the greatest Uruguayan rugby union footballer of all time, and holds the record of being the oldest player ever to play in the Rugby World Cup in 1999.
References
- AGUSTÍN ORMAECHEA SE VA A MONT DE MARSAN
- Ficha Agustín Ormaechea Archived January 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Agustín Ormaechea international statistics at ESPNscrum
- Agustín Ormaechea club statistics at Scoresway
- Agustín Ormaechea at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series