Mateo Garcia
_2022.jpg) Garcia in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 July 2002[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb; 12 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Mateo García (born 8 July 2002) is a French rugby union player who plays at Fly-half for Union Bordeaux Bègles.
Career[edit]
He started in the Top 14 for the first time in February 2022, for Union Bordeaux Bègles against Racing 92.[3] In his debut season, he made seven appearances in the Top 14, including one further starts, and two matches in the European Rugby Champions Cup, including one start.[4]
Playing for Bordeaux, he produced notable performances in the European Champions Cup during the 2023-24 season.[5] This included scoring a try in a 45-12 win over Saracens to reach the quarter finals.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mateo Garcia". Its Rugby. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Mateo Garcia". All Rugby. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "First upset for Matéo Garcia with UBB". Lequipe. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Bonnet, Frédéric (2 June 2022). "Matéo Garcia a pris l'ouverture avec l'UBB". Sudouest.fr. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Coetzee, Dylan (12 April 2024). "19 stars who can prove their Test credentials in the Champions Cup quarter-finals". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Meagher, Gerard (6 April 2024). "Bordeaux crush Saracens in Champions Cup as Bielle-Biarrey and García shine". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
   | This biographical article relating to French rugby union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |