Matías Orlando

Matías Orlando (born 14 November 1991 in Tucumán) is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a wing and centre.

Matías Orlando
Date of birth (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991
Place of birthTucumán
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight207 lb (14 st 11 lb; 94 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012- Huirapuca Social Club ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012-2014
2020–		 Pampas XV
Newcastle Falcons		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Tucumán ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016−2020 Jaguares 12 (0)
Correct as of 16 July 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012-2013
2012-		 Jaguars
Argentina
41
(25)

Orlando plays for Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby since 2020. He previously played for Pampas XV, from 2012 to 2014, in the Vodacom Cup, and for the Jaguares in the Super Rugby from 2016 to 2020.

He has 41 caps for Argentina, since his first game at 40-5 win over Uruguay at 20 May 2012, for the South American Rugby Championship, in Santiago, Chile. He was called for the 2014 Rugby Championship but he never played. He has currently 2 tries scored, 10 points on aggregate.[1][2]

Orlando was a starter for the Argentina national team on 14 November 2020 in their first ever win against the All Blacks.[3]


References
  1. Matías Orlando at UAR Official Website (Spanish) Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Matías Orlando International Statistics
  3. "Argentina (16) 25 - 15 (3) New Zealand (FT)". ESPN. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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