Juan Manuel Leguizamón

Juan Manuel Leguizamón
Leguizamón playing with Argentina
v New Zealand at the 2015 WC
Birth nameJuan Manuel Leguizamón
Date of birth (1983-06-06) 6 June 1983
Place of birthSantiago del Estero, Argentina
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker or Number eight
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
SIC ()
Santiago Lawn Tennis Club ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–08 London Irish 60 (40)
2008–11 Stade Français 66 (30)
2011–15 Lyon OU 61 (35)
2020 Seattle Seawolves 0 (0)
2021- Rugby United NY 1 (0)
Correct as of 8 July 2021
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Buenos Aires ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016−2019 Jaguares 33 (5)
Correct as of 22 July 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002 Argentina U19
2003–04 Argentina U21
2005–2019 Argentina 87 (65)
Correct as of 18 September 2019

Juan Manuel Leguizamón (born 6 June 1983) is an Argentine rugby union footballer for Rugby United New York (RUNY) of Major League Rugby (MLR). He plays as a flanker or a number eight.

Leguizamón previously played for the Jaguares, the Argentine side which made its debut in Super Rugby for the 2016 season.

He first played for Santiago Lawn Tennis Club, playing for San Isidro Club in 2003–04, where he won two URBA championships. He also played for the London Irish (2005–06, 2007–08) in England, and for Stade Français (2008–09, 2010–11) as well as Lyon OU (2011–15) in the Top 14 and Pro D2 leagues of France.

Leguizamón played 87 tests for Argentina from 2005 to 2019, including four Rugby World Cups and also captaining the team three times in his career.