Manuel Leindekar
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Birth name | Manuel Leindekar Virginio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 18 st 1 lb (253 lb; 115 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manuel Leindekar Virginio (born 23 April 1997 in Montevideo)[1] is a Uruguayan rugby player for Oyonnax Rugby in Pro D2, the second highest level of French rugby. His primary position is lock.
Club career[]
Leindekar started his career playing in Uruguay for Old Boys.
In December 2015, he went to France to sign a new contract with Oyonnax Rugby.
International career[]
Leindekar made his international debut for Uruguay on 13 May 2017, in a South American Rugby Championship game against Paraguay.[2]
He was selected for Uruguay's 31 man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup on 30 August 2019.[3]
References[]
- ^ "ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Uruguay v Paraguay". ESPN. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
External links[]
- Manuel Leindekar at ESPNscrum
- Manuel Leindekar at ItsRugby.co.uk
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan rugby union players
- Oyonnax Rugby players
- Rugby union locks
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- Uruguay international rugby union players
- Uruguayan rugby union biography stubs