- Mariano Galarza
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Mariano Galarza Full name Mariano Galarza Date of birth December 11, 1986 Place of birth 25 de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Weight 112 kg (250 lb) Rugby union career Playing career Position Lock Amateur clubs Years Club / team Universitario de La Plata Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 2010-11
2011-Leinster Rugby
Pampas XV4 (0) National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2008- Argentina 5 (0) Mariano Galarza (born December 11, 1986 in 25 de Mayo, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays lock for the Irish club Leinster Rugby. His former club was Universitarios de La Plata, in Argentina.
Galarza, a student of medicine, was selected to Los Pumas squad for the 2008 end of year tour to Europe. He debuted for the Argentine national team in 2010 and participated in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
He signed a deal with Leinster Rugby at the start of the 2010-11 season and made his Magners League debut against Glasgow Warriors in September 2010. After just 4 caps he left Leinster in February 2011 to play for Argentine side Pampas XV in the Vodacom Cup.
External links
- Player Stats from Scrum.com
- Iberiam Rugby Player Profile
- A Pleno Rugby
- From impulsobaires.com
- Leinster Rugby Profile
Argentina squad – 2011 Rugby World Cup Forwards Albacete · Ayerza · Bustos · Campos · Carizza · Creevy · Farías Cabello · Fernández Lobbe (vc) · Fessia · Figallo · Galarza · Ledesma · Leguizamón · Roncero · Scelzo · Senatore · VallejosBacks Coach Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
- Argentine rugby union players
- Argentina international rugby union players
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