Tomás Vallejos
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| Birth name | Tomás Vallejos Cinalli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October 16, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tomás Vallejos Cinalli (born 16 October 1984) is an Argentine rugby union player.
A lock forward, Vallejos started his career at Logaritmo Rugby Club in Rosario, before moving to Italy to play professionally for Overmach Parma. Vallejos signed for English side Harlequins during the 2009–10 season to fill the gap left by the injured Jim Evans.[1] He was a replacement for Harlequins in their 2011–12 Premiership final victory over Leicester Tigers.[2] In June 2012 Vallejos joined the Welsh regional team the Scarlets.[3] He was granted a release from his contract with Scarlets to allow him join the Pampas XV and compete fully in the 2013 Vodacom Cup.[4]
International
[edit]Vallejos has represented Argentina in the U17, U18, U20 and U23 age groups, and won his first senior cap as a replacement at the 2011 Rugby World Cup against Georgia.
References
[edit]- ^ "Argentine lock joins Harlequins". Rugbyworld. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "Harlequins 30-23 Leicester". BBC Sport. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ Vallejos joins Scarlets
- ^ "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union Tournaments | RaboDirect PRO12". www.planetrugby.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.