Martín Panizza (born 24 July 1970) is a Uruguayan former international rugby union player.[1]
| Date of birth | 24 July 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Montevideo, Panizza was a flanker and spent most of his career with the Carrasco Polo Club.[2]
Panizza was capped 42 times for Uruguay during the 1990s, bowing out of international rugby at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, where he featured in all three pool matches. His final appearance was against South Africa and he was the player kicked in the head by Brendan Venter, which resulted in the Springbok being suspended for the rest of the tournament.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Los héroes del pasado entregan su homenaje a la hazaña de Los Teros". El País (in Spanish). 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Si No Vienen Preparados Se Les Va A Complicar". Rugby News (Uruguay) (in Spanish). 9 July 2023.
- ^ "5 World Cup scraps". The Observer. The Guardian. 5 October 2003.
External links
edit- Martín Panizza at ESPNscrum