Joaquín Díaz Bonilla
Joaquín Díaz Bonilla (born 12 April 1989) is an Argentine rugby union player for Sharks in the United Rugby Championship. He has played for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby and for the national Argentina team, The Pumas.[1]
| Date of birth | April 12, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played domestically in Argentina for Hindú Club in the Torneo de la URBA, before turning professional with the Super Rugby side Jaguares, both sides play in Buenos Aires. Diaz Bonilla started at fly half for Jaguares in the 2019 Super Rugby Final, where they lost to New Zealand's Crusaders.
During the 2019 Rugby World Cup Diaz Bonilla played for Racing 92 in France's Top 14 as cover for Finn Russell and Ben Volavola.[2]
He returned to the Jaguares for the aborted 2020 Super Rugby season, featuring in 3 games before the season was cut short due to coronavirus.
On 21 September 2020 he signed for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby,[3] he made his debut as a replacement against London Irish but played only five times before his release was announced on 16 June 2021.[4]
On 15 August 2021 he joined Sharks, based in Durban, South Africa, for their debut United Rugby Championship season.[5]
References
- "ItsRugby International Statistics". Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- "Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Joins Racing 92 As Medical Joker". Americas Rugby News. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "Joaquin Diaz Bonilla: Leicester Tigers sign Argentina fly-half for 2020-21 season". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "The Leicester Tigers 'Class of 2021'". Leicester Tigers. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- "Joaquín Díaz Bonilla se convirtió en nuevo jugador de Sharks". ESPN (in Spanish). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.