Santiago Álvarez (rugby union)

Santiago Álvarez

Full name	Santiago Álvarez Fourcade
Date of birth	(1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Current team CASI Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2018 CASI 54 (50) Correct as of 22 July 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2014 Argentina U20 7 (5) 2013 Argentina 3 (10) 2016–2018 Argentina XV 13 (15) Correct as of 22 July 2021 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2013–2021 Argentina 44 Correct as of 22 July 2021
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  Argentina Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team competition Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team competition 2019 Lima Team competition 2023 Santiago Team competition

Santiago Álvarez Fourcade^[a] (born 17 January 1994) is an Argentine professional rugby union footballer who plays as a centre for Argentina club CASI. At international honors, he was capped three times in 2013 for the Argentina national rugby union team. In his early career, he was selected to play in the 2013, and 2014 IRB Junior World Championship for Argentina and took part in the Argentina XV, the second national team in Argentina.

In rugby sevens, Álvarez made his World Rugby Sevens Series debut in Dubai in 2013. He has also medaled at both the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games, played at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} Álvarez was also called up by Super Rugby franchise the Jaguares for the 2017 and 2018 Super Rugby competitions. However, he did not make any appearances.^[7]

Álvarez led Argentina at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.^[8][9]

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Fourcade.

References

1. "Rio Olympics: Team squads for the 7s". skysports.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
2. "Argentina Rugby Sevens Squad for Rio 2016 Olympics". rio2016olympicsonline.com. 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
3. Waqa, Jovilisi (16 July 2016). "Argentina Olympics Sevens Squad Unveiled". Last Word on Sports. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
4. "Argentina Target Gold with Strong Olympics Roster". Americas Rugby News. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
5. Korir, Patrick (16 July 2016). "Argentina announces Rio 7s squad". ragahouse.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
6. "ALVAREZ Santiago". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
7. "Plantel para la Temporada 2017" (Press release) (in Spanish). Jaguares. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
8. "Argentina Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
9. "Argentina - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

External links

• Santiago Alvarez at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
• Santiago Alvarez Fourcade at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Santiago Alvarez at Unión Argentina de Rugby (archived)
• Santiago Alvarez at Olympics.com
• Santiago Alvarez at Olympic.org (archived)
• Santiago Alvarez at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Santiago Álvarez at Olympedia (archive)
• Santiago Alvarez at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
• Santi Alvarez Fourcade on Instagram