Ignacio Ruiz (rugby union)
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Born3 January 2001
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb)
Position
Hooker
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Ignacio Ruiz (born 3 January 2001) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Top 14 club Perpignan and the Argentina national team.[1][2][3]
Ruiz began his rugby career at Argentine URBA Top13 side Regatas de Bella Vista. In 2020 he joined SRA side Jagaures XV.[4][5]
In 2022 he joined English Premiership side London Irish joining four other Argentine internationals.[6][7] After the collapse of London Irish he moved to France joining Perpignan in the Top 14.[8]
International career
Ruiz made his debut against Scotland on Saturday 16 July 2022.[9] He was named in the Argentina squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, he featured once against Chile where in which he scored.
