German Araoz

German Araoz (born in Tucuman, Argentina[1]) is an Argentine professional rugby union player. He played for Glasgow Warriors at the Loosehead Prop position.

German Araoz
Birth nameDario German Araoz
Date of birth (1985-07-04) 4 July 1985
Place of birthTucuman, Argentina
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012-13 Glasgow Warriors
Viadana		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Argentina 2 (0)

He has two international caps for Argentina. The first was in Santiago, Chile versus Brazil on May 23, 2012. The second, also in Santiago, was three days later on May 26, 2012 against Chile.

He played for Jockey Club Tucuman in Argentina.[2]

He played for a Pampas XV in the Vodacom Cup in 2011-12.[3]

Araoz signed a short-term deal with Glasgow Warriors on 16 October 2012.[4] Gregor Townsend signed the player after a spate of injuries to the Warriors' front row.[5]

He played 4 matches for the Warriors, 2 of which were crucially 1872 Cup matches against Edinburgh Rugby.[6] Glasgow won both matches and retained the cup.[7]

On leaving Glasgow, Araoz signed a deal with Rugby Viadana in Italy.[3]

References
  1. Paul Tait. "Rugby World Cup - Argentina 2023: Dario Germán Aráoz signs for Glasgow".
  2. "Glasgow Warriors - German Araoz". glasgowwarriors.com.
  3. "Google Translate".
  4. "BBC Sport - Glasgow Warriors sign Argentine prop German Araoz". BBC Sport.
  5. "Glasgow Warriors sign Argentina prop German Araoz to address front-row injury crisis". Telegraph.co.uk. 16 October 2012.
  6. "Edinburgh Rugby vs Glasgow Warriors, Saturday 29 December 2012, 04:12PM - Edinburgh Rugby".
  7. "Dario German Araoz - Rugby - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics".
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