The emblematic Argentinian third-line, passed by the Stade Français and Lyon, announced his retirement at 38 years old.
Argentinian international third line Juan Manuel Leguizamon, the last Puma still in activity to have won the historic bronze medal at the Rugby World Cup in France in 2007, has announced his retirement at the age of 38. The one who left his mark in the French championship, at the Stade Français and in Lyon between 2008 and 2015, played in four World Cups with the Albiceleste jersey and was one of the executives of the golden age of Argentinian rugby.
In 87 selections with the Pumas and the number 8 in the back, Leguizamon scored 13 tries. He accompanied his social media announcement on Wednesday with a photo of him sitting in a locker room. “I chose this picture (the last time I wore the most beautiful jersey in the world) to tell you that, after a few years and a lot of things in between (…) the most incredible stage that I have been able to live in my life ends: that of a rugby player”he wrote.
Eight years spent in the Top 14
Juan Manuel Leguizamon also participated in the 2011 World Cups in New Zealand, 2015 in England and Wales, and 2019 in Japan.
A serious knee injury kept him away from the field for a long time, but his long career, which began in Argentina, bounced back to the London Irish in England, before eight years in France, a return to Argentina for the Jaguares franchise before ending in the United States. United.
