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{{short description|Argentine rugby union player}}
{{short description|Argentine rugby union player}}
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{{Infobox rugby biography
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Matías Moroni
| name = Matías Moroni
| image =
| image = Matías Moroni 2021.jpg
| full_name = Matías Moroni
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| caption =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|03|29|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|03|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=MMoroni>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/teams/argentina/player/43443|title=Matías Moroni player profile|publisher=rugbyworldcup.com|accessdate=21 October 2023}}</ref>
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| weight = {{convert|88|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="Matías Moroni Player Profile - Los Pumas 2016">{{cite web | url=http://lospumas.com.ar/2016/09/29/moroni-matias/ | title=Matías Moroni }}</ref>
| school =
| university =
| university =
| relatives =
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| position = [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]], [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]
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| relatives =
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| position = [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]]/[[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]
| currentclub = [[Newcastle Falcons]]
| currentclub = [[Newcastle Falcons]]
| youthyears1 =
| years1 = 2010−2014
| youthclubs1 = [[Club Universitario de Buenos Aires|CUBA]]
| clubs1 = [[Club Universitario de Buenos Aires|CUBA]]
| years1 = 2014−15
| apps1 = 52
| clubs1 = [[Pampas XV]]
| points1 = 60
| apps1 = 8
| years2 = 2014−2015
| points1 = 20
| clubs2 = [[Pampas XV]]
| years2 = 2016−2020
| apps2 = 4
| clubs2 = [[Jaguares (Super Rugby)|Jaguares]]
| points2 = 0
| apps2 = 46
| years3 = 2016−2020
| points2 = 60
| clubs3 = [[Jaguares (Super Rugby)|Jaguares]]
| years3 = 2020−2022
| apps3 = 46
| clubs3 = [[Leicester Tigers]]
| points3 = 60
| apps3 = 36
| years4 = 2020−2022
| points3 = 20
| clubs4 = [[Leicester Tigers]]
| years4 = 2022–
| apps4 = 35
| clubs4 = [[Newcastle Falcons]]
| points4 = 25
| apps4 =
| years5 = 2022–
| points4 =
| clubs5 = [[Newcastle Falcons]]
| amatyears1 = 2010-2014
| apps5 = 20
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| points5 = 10
| amatteam1 = [[Club Universitario de Buenos Aires|CUBA]]
| amatapps1 = 52
| amatpoints1 = 60
| repyears1 = 2011
| repyears1 = 2011
| repteam1 = [[Argentina national under-20 rugby union team|Argentina Under-20]]
| repteam1 = [[Argentina national under-20 rugby union team|Argentina U20]]
| repcaps1 = 5
| repcaps1 = 3
| reppoints1 = 5
| reppoints1 = 5
| repyears2 = 2012−13
| repyears2 = 2014–
| repteam2 = [[Argentina national rugby sevens team|Pumas 7s]]
| repteam2 = [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]]
| repcaps2 = 13
| repcaps2 = 74
| reppoints2 =
| reppoints2 = 65
| repyears3 =
| clubupdate = 25 January 2024
| repteam3 =
| repupdate = 28 August 2023
| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2012−2016
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| repcaps3 =
| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = [[Argentina national rugby sevens team|Argentina]]
| reppoints3 =
| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 = 15
| repyears4 = 2014–
| repteam4 = {{nrut|Argentina}}
| ru_sevensupdate = 28 August 2023
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| repcaps4 = 64
| reppoints4 = 40
| clubupdate = 22 June 2022
| repupdate = 18 September 2022
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'''Matías Moroni''' (born 29 March 1991) is an [[Argentine]] [[Rugby Union|rugby union]] player who plays as a [[Centre (rugby union)|centre]] and wing for [[Newcastle Falcons]] and the [[Argentina national rugby union team]].<ref name="Matías Moroni ESPN Scrum Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/230393.html | title=Matías Moroni ESPN Scrum Player Profile | work=ESPN Scrum | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Matías Moroni itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics">{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_23070.html | title=Matías Moroni itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics | work=itsrugby.co.uk | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> He previously played for Argentina's [[Jaguares (Super Rugby)|Jaguares]] in [[Super Rugby]] and [[Leicester Tigers]]. He was a [[Premiership Rugby]] champion in [[2021-22 Premiership Rugby|2022]] with Leicester.
'''Matías Moroni''' (born 29 March 1991) is an Argentine professional [[rugby union]] player who plays as a [[Centre (rugby union)|centre]] for [[Premiership Rugby]] club [[Newcastle Falcons]] and the [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina national team]].<ref name="Matías Moroni ESPN Scrum Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/230393.html | title=Matías Moroni ESPN Scrum Player Profile | work=ESPN Scrum | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Matías Moroni itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics">{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_23070.html | title=Matías Moroni itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics | work=itsrugby.co.uk | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Matías Moroni Player Profile - Los Pumas 2016">{{cite web | url=http://lospumas.com.ar/2016/09/29/moroni-matias/ | title=Matías Moroni }}</ref>

==Career==


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== Club career ==
Moroni played his youth in Los Molinos and the [[Club Universitario de Buenos Aires]].
Moroni played his youth in Los Molinos and the [[Club Universitario de Buenos Aires]].


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He was then announced as a new signing for [[Newcastle Falcons]] on 22 June 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/matias-moroni-leicester-tigers-title-7236941|work=Leicester Mercury|date=22 June 2022|access-date=22 June 2022|title=Newcastle Falcons confirm Matias Moroni signing after title winner revealed 'shock' over Leicester Tigers situation|first1=Bobby|last1=Bridge}}</ref>
He was then announced as a new signing for [[Newcastle Falcons]] on 22 June 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/matias-moroni-leicester-tigers-title-7236941|work=Leicester Mercury|date=22 June 2022|access-date=22 June 2022|title=Newcastle Falcons confirm Matias Moroni signing after title winner revealed 'shock' over Leicester Tigers situation|first1=Bobby|last1=Bridge}}</ref>
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==International career==


== International career ==
Moroni was a member of the [[Argentina national under-20 rugby union team|Argentina Under-20]] side which competed in the [[2011 IRB Junior World Championship]], he also represented the Pumas sevens team in 13 competitions during 2012 and 2013 and was selected by the [[Pampas XV]] for their 2014 tour of Oceania.
Moroni was a member of the [[Argentina national under-20 rugby union team|Argentina Under-20]] side which competed in the [[2011 IRB Junior World Championship]], he also represented the Pumas sevens team in 13 competitions during 2012 and 2013 and was selected by the [[Pampas XV]] for their 2014 tour of Oceania.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}


Moroni made his senior debut for Los Pumas on 20 June 2014 against {{nrut|Scotland}} in [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]].<ref name="Argentina vs Scotland 20 June 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/209463.html | title=Argentina vs Scotland 20 June 2014 | work = ESPN Scrum | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> He wasn't selected by the Pumas for the [[2014 Rugby Championship]], however he did make the squad for the [[2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals]] and he earned his second cap in a 20-18 win over {{nrut|Italy}} in [[Genoa]].<ref name="Italy vs Argentina 14 November 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/227309.html | title=Italy vs Argentina 14 November 2014 | work = ESPN Scrum | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref>
Moroni made his senior debut for Los Pumas on 20 June 2014 against {{nrut|Scotland}} in [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]].<ref name="Argentina vs Scotland 20 June 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/209463.html | title=Argentina vs Scotland 20 June 2014 | work = ESPN Scrum | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> He wasn't selected by the Pumas for the [[2014 Rugby Championship]], however he did make the squad for the [[2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals]] and he earned his second cap in a 20-18 win over {{nrut|Italy}} in [[Genoa]].<ref name="Italy vs Argentina 14 November 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/227309.html | title=Italy vs Argentina 14 November 2014 | work = ESPN Scrum | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref>
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Moroni competed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] for the [[Argentina national rugby sevens team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/matias-moroni|title=MORONI Matias|website=Rio 2016|access-date=27 August 2016|archive-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826103101/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/matias-moroni|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rio2016olympicsonline.com/2016/07/argentina-rugby-sevens-squad-for-rio.html|title=Argentina Rugby Sevens Squad for Rio 2016 Olympics|date=2016|website=rio2016olympicsonline.com|access-date=27 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929224449/http://www.rio2016olympicsonline.com/2016/07/argentina-rugby-sevens-squad-for-rio.html|archive-date=29 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Moroni competed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] for the [[Argentina national rugby sevens team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/matias-moroni|title=MORONI Matias|website=Rio 2016|access-date=27 August 2016|archive-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826103101/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/matias-moroni|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rio2016olympicsonline.com/2016/07/argentina-rugby-sevens-squad-for-rio.html|title=Argentina Rugby Sevens Squad for Rio 2016 Olympics|date=2016|website=rio2016olympicsonline.com|access-date=27 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929224449/http://www.rio2016olympicsonline.com/2016/07/argentina-rugby-sevens-squad-for-rio.html|archive-date=29 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{World Rugby Sevens Series player|mens/43443}}
* {{World Rugby Sevens Series player|mens/43443}}
* {{ESPNscrum}}
* {{ESPNscrum}}
* {{ItsRugby}}
* {{ItsRugby}}
* {{Olympics.com|matias-moroni}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|matias-moroni}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{COA profile}}
* {{COA profile}}


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Latest revision as of 07:37, 20 April 2024

Matías Moroni
Date of birth (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Current team Newcastle Falcons
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010−2014 CUBA 52 (60)
2014−2015 Pampas XV 4 (0)
2016−2020 Jaguares 46 (60)
2020−2022 Leicester Tigers 35 (25)
2022– Newcastle Falcons 20 (10)
Correct as of 25 January 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Argentina U20 3 (5)
2014– Argentina 74 (65)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2012−2016 Argentina 15
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Matías Moroni (born 29 March 1991) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Newcastle Falcons and the Argentina national team.[2][3][4]

Club career[edit]

Moroni played his youth in Los Molinos and the Club Universitario de Buenos Aires.

In 2016, Moroni signed with the Jaguares, Argentina's Super Rugby team.

Moroni signed for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby for the 2020–21 Premiership Rugby season.[5] He settled in quickly playing 10 of 13 games and making a positive impression, he scored his first try for Leicester against Connacht in a European Rugby Challenge Cup round of 16 game.[6]

Moroni was recognised as a defensive lynchpin for Leicester, starting the 2022 Premiership Rugby final which Leicester won 15-12.[7]

He was then announced as a new signing for Newcastle Falcons on 22 June 2022.[8]

International career[edit]

Moroni was a member of the Argentina Under-20 side which competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship, he also represented the Pumas sevens team in 13 competitions during 2012 and 2013 and was selected by the Pampas XV for their 2014 tour of Oceania.[citation needed]

Moroni made his senior debut for Los Pumas on 20 June 2014 against Scotland in Córdoba.[9] He wasn't selected by the Pumas for the 2014 Rugby Championship, however he did make the squad for the 2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals and he earned his second cap in a 20-18 win over Italy in Genoa.[10]

Moroni competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the Argentina national rugby sevens team.[11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Matías Moroni player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Matías Moroni ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Matías Moroni itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Matías Moroni".
  5. ^ "Tigers confirm Moroni to call Leicester home". leicestertigers.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. ^ "'Fierce competitor' Matias Moroni at centre of Leicester Tigers' resurgence". Leicester Mercury. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Premiership final: Leicester Tigers 15-12 Saracens - Freddie Burns drop-goal clinches title". BBC Sport. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. ^ Bridge, Bobby (22 June 2022). "Newcastle Falcons confirm Matias Moroni signing after title winner revealed 'shock' over Leicester Tigers situation". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Argentina vs Scotland 20 June 2014". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Italy vs Argentina 14 November 2014". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  11. ^ "MORONI Matias". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Argentina Rugby Sevens Squad for Rio 2016 Olympics". rio2016olympicsonline.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

External links[edit]

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