Santiago González Bonorino
| Birth name | Santiago Hernán González Bonorino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | May 5, 1975[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santiago Hernán González Bonorino (born May 5, 1975, in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine rugby union player, most recently playing for Northampton Saints in the Guinness Premiership
He has represented Unione Rugby Capitolina in Italy at club level, and Argentina's national side. González Bonorino plays as a prop.
González Bonorino made his debut for the national side on May 19, 2001, in a match against Uruguay, and has received 15 caps in total (as of May 2009).[2] González Bonorino was in the Argentine squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and featured in the two opening matches, against France and Georgia.
In 2008, he signed a contract with English Guinness Premiership giants Leicester Tigers,[3] but after playing only 6 games for them he joined Leicester's rivals, Northampton Saints on a one-year deal for the start of the 2009 season. Injury cut short his season and he was forced to retire in January 2010.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "RWC 2007 player profile - Santiago González Bonorino". rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- ^ "scrum.com player profile - Santiago González Bonorino". scrum.com. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- ^ "Loffreda snaps up Argentine prop". BBC.co.uk. 2008-05-01. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Bonorino retires, Saints draft in Morris". Northampton Saints. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
External links
[edit]- UAR profile
- Tigers profile
- Santiago González Bonorino at ESPNscrum
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Buenos Aires
- Argentine rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- San Isidro Club rugby union players
- Leicester Tigers players
- Argentina international rugby union players
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in England
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- Northampton Saints players
- AS Béziers Hérault players
- Castres Olympique players
- 2007 Rugby World Cup players