Juan Manuel Murré (born 21 March 1980)[1][2] is a former rugby union player. He played as a prop. Born in Argentina, he is a naturalised citizen of Portugal and has played for that national team.
Birth name | Juan Manuel Murré | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 March 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (251 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editMurré first played in Portugal at Belenenses, later becoming a naturalized Portuguese citizen. He was soon selected for the Portugal squad which played at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. He won his first cap at the 10–56 defeat to Scotland, and also played in the matches against Italy and Romania. He was assigned to the Italian team of Pozzi Livorno soon after.
He was a regular player with the Portugal squad, from 2006 to 2013, counting 37 caps with 2 tries scored, 10 points in aggregate.
Notes
edit- ^ a b (in Portuguese) Super Bock Rugby Cup selection Archived 17 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Juan Murré player profile by itsrugby.co.uk
External links
edit- Juan Murré at ESPNscrum