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1409:Sanguinetti
1172:Sanguinetti
649:During the
630:During the
529:During the
389:rugby union
154:Position(s)
51:introducing
1527:Categories
1460:Etcheverry
1107:Echeverría
1008:2015–2023
843:References
449:San Isidro
98:1972-04-13
34:references
1485:Ormaechea
1404:Rodríguez
1384:Leindekar
1208:Echeverry
1142:Leindekar
768:Winners:
724:Winners:
500:São Paulo
420:Calvisano
346:2015–2023
326:2013–2014
306:2012–2013
296:2009–2011
264:2003–2005
249:2001–2003
238:Calvisano
234:1999–2001
192:1992–1999
122:Argentina
1495:Vilaseca
1475:Inciarte
1465:Facciolo
1455:Berchesi
1364:Dosantos
1317:Forwards
1248:Vilaseca
1223:Inciarte
1193:Berchesi
1127:Jaunsolo
1112:Gaminara
1075:Forwards
822:C.U.B.A.
790:La Plata
675:Portugal
574:Paraguay
457:C.U.B.A.
435:Coaching
405:La Plata
401:La Plata
360:Portugal
340:C.U.B.A.
320:URBA U19
310:URBA U17
300:La Plata
268:La Plata
228:(Points)
196:La Plata
186:(Points)
114:La Plata
1470:Freitas
1430:Álvarez
1399:Pujadas
1379:Kessler
1349:Civetta
1344:Bianchi
1339:Benítez
1261:Meneses
1218:Freitas
1162:Pujadas
1137:Lamanna
1132:Kessler
1092:Civetta
705:Third:
686:Uruguay
681:Honours
664:Namibia
601:Namibia
589:Romania
555:Germany
539:Romania
463:Uruguay
395:Playing
350:Uruguay
159:Flanker
47:improve
1480:Mieres
1425:Alonso
1394:Piussi
1389:Péculo
1374:Gattas
1329:Arbelo
1324:Aliaga
1233:Mieres
1228:Leivas
1213:Favaro
1167:Rombys
1122:Gattas
1082:Arbelo
732:, 2021
668:France
627:68–7.
593:Russia
549:. The
504:Brazil
492:Canada
381:
136:Weight
128:Height
36:, but
1490:Silva
1450:Basso
1440:Arata
1435:Amaya
1418:Backs
1369:Dotti
1359:Diana
1334:Ardao
1243:Silva
1203:Corte
1188:Arata
1181:Backs
1152:Nieto
1147:Magno
1102:Dotti
1097:Diana
1087:Ardao
543:Spain
512:Chile
356:2024–
285:Years
213:Years
171:Years
1354:Deus
778:2019
774:2018
770:2017
755:2017
751:2016
730:2017
726:2016
711:2018
707:2017
701:2019
655:2003
625:Fiji
547:2008
453:URBA
336:2015
316:2012
290:Team
223:Apps
218:Team
181:Apps
176:Team
1198:Cat
1529::
1306:–
1064:–
776:,
772:,
753:,
728:,
709:,
677:.
483:,
415:.
274:()
259:()
244:()
202:()
120:,
116:,
100:)
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