Julián Montoya
Julián Montoya (born Buenos Aires, 29 October 1993) is an Argentine rugby union player currently playing for the Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby, the top domestic level of rugby union.[1] He plays as a hooker.
| Birth name | Julián Montoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October 29, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Colegio Cardenal Newman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played for Club Newman domestically in Argentina and Pampas XV. He played for the Jaguares in SANZAAR's Super Rugby, from 2016 to 2020. He has been an Argentina international since 2014.
Career
Montoya played for Argentina national under-20 rugby union team at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship. He later would also play for Argentina Jaguars. He had his first cap for Argentina at the 65-9 win over Uruguay, at 17 May 2014, for the South American Rugby Championship, in Paysandu, Brazil. He played for the Argentina squad that won the competition in 2014 and 2015, twice in each of them, with a try scored on both occasions. He was called for the 2015 Rugby Championship, playing his first game at the tournament in the 39-18 loss to New Zealand, on 17 July 2015, in Christchurch. He has 8 caps for the "Pumas", with 2 tries scored, 10 points on aggregate.[2][3]
Montoya was a starter for the Argentina national team on 14 November 2020 in their first ever win against the All Blacks.[4]
In June 2020 there was speculation that Montoya had agreed to join Leicester Tigers for the 2021-22 Premiership Rugby season,[5] but the move was eventually confirmed as an immediate transfer on 20 January 2021.[6]
References
- "Tigers add Argentine hooker to front row". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- Julián Montoya at UAR Official Website (Spanish)
- Julián Montoya Statistics
- "Argentina (16) 25 - 15 (3) New Zealand (FT)". ESPN. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "Julian Montoya: Leicester Tigers set to sign Argentina hooker for 2021-22". BBC Sport. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Confirmed: Julian Montoya joins Leicester with immediate effect". rugbypass. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.