Santiago García Botta
Argentine rugby union player (born 1992)
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Santiago García Botta (born 19 June 1992 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a prop.[1][2]
| Full name | Santiago García Botta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 June 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
He played at Belgrano Athletic Club at the Nacional de Clubes. He moved to Stade Français, returning afterwards to Argentina to play for the Pampas XV.
García Botta was a regular player for Argentina Jaguars. He played at the 2015 World Rugby Nations Cup, where the Jaguars were runners-up. He won 34 caps for Argentina, with one try scored, over a five-year international career. His first game was at the 85–10 win over Chile, at 1 May 2013, in Montevideo, for the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifyings. He scored a try in his international debut.[3][4]
He was a late call up for the Pumas in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, haven been called up on 29 October the day before the Bronze final against South Africa.[5][6] He came on during the 77th minute of the game.[7]
In 2019 he joined English club Harlequins.[8] He was a replacement in the Premiership final against Exeter on 26 June 2021 as Harlequins won the game 40–38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever.[9][10]
