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Manuel Leindekar Virginio (born 23 April 1997 in Montevideo)[1] is a Uruguayan rugby player whose primary position is lock. He plays for Aviron Bayonnais in the French Top 14 and for the Uruguay national rugby union team.
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The British Schools of Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career edit
Leindekar started his career playing in Uruguay for Old Boys.
In December 2015, he went to France to sign with Oyonnax Rugby. In mid 2022 he signed with Aviron Bayonnais.[2]
International career edit
Leindekar made his international debut for Uruguay on 13 May 2017, in a South American Rugby Championship game against Paraguay.[3]
He was selected for Uruguay's 31 man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup on 30 August 2019.[4]
References edit
- ^ "ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Bayonne sign Uruguayan Manuel Leindekar from Oyonnax". Americas Rugby News. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "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 edit
- Manuel Leindekar at ESPNscrum
- Manuel Leindekar at ItsRugby.co.uk
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