Julián Montoya
| File:Julian montoya.jpg Montoya in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Julián Montoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October 29, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Colegio Cardenal Newman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julián Montoya (born 29 October 1993) is an Argentine rugby union player currently playing for the Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby, the top domestic level of rugby union.[1] He plays as a hooker.
Montoya played for Club Newman domestically in Argentina and Pampas XV. He played for the Jaguares in SANZAAR's Super Rugby, from 2016 to 2020. He has been an Argentina international since 2014. He was Premiership Rugby champion in 2022 with Leicester.
Career
Montoya played for Argentina national under-20 rugby union team at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship. He later would also play for Argentina Jaguars. He had his first cap for Argentina at the 65–9 win over Uruguay, at 17 May 2014, for the South American Rugby Championship, in Paysandu, Brazil. He played for the Argentina squad that won the competition in 2014 and 2015, twice in each of them, with a try scored on both occasions. He was called for the 2015 Rugby Championship, playing his first game at the tournament in the 39–18 loss to New Zealand, on 17 July 2015, in Christchurch. He has 8 caps for the "Pumas", with 2 tries scored, 10 points on aggregate.[2][3]
Montoya was a starter for the Argentina national team on 14 November 2020 in their first ever win against the All Blacks.[4]
In June 2020 there was speculation that Montoya had agreed to join Leicester Tigers for the 2021-22 Premiership Rugby season,[5] but the move was eventually confirmed as an immediate transfer on 20 January 2021.[6] He started the 2022 Premiership Rugby final as Tigers beat Saracens 15-12.[7]
References
- ^ "Tigers add Argentine hooker to front row". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ Julián Montoya at UAR Official Website (Spanish)
- ^ Julián Montoya Statistics
- ^ "Argentina (16) 25 - 15 (3) New Zealand (FT)". ESPN. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Julian Montoya: Leicester Tigers set to sign Argentina hooker for 2021-22". BBC Sport. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Confirmed: Julian Montoya joins Leicester with immediate effect". rugbypass. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Premiership final: Leicester Tigers 15-12 Saracens - Freddie Burns drop-goal clinches title". BBC Sport. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Argentine rugby union players
- Argentina international rugby union players
- Club Newman rugby union players
- Jaguares (Super Rugby) players
- Pampas XV players
- Rugby union hookers
- Rugby union players from Buenos Aires
- People educated at Colegio Cardenal Newman
- Leicester Tigers players
- Argentine rugby union biography stubs