Facundo Bosch rugby player
Facundo Bosch rugby player

Facundo Bosch

8th Aug 1991 1.80m/102kg Hooker

Facundo Bosch is an Argentine rugby union player who primarily plays as a hooker. He was born on 8 August 1991. Bosch currently represents the national Argentina team, known as the Pumas, and plays for Stade Rochelais in France.

Bosch began his semi-professional rugby career in 2011 with Club Universitario de Buenos Aires, where he made 33 appearances for the club. He then joined the Jaguares in 2016. In 2017, he moved to France to play for Agen. In 2019, he signed with Stade Rochelais.

In May 2014, Bosch was selected for a South American XV side to face the Pumas in a pre-season friendly before the 2014 June internationals. He also represented the Argentina Jaguars in the 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup, where he made his first appearance off the bench against Emerging Italy and started against Georgia. However, during the match against Georgia, he was red carded in the 70th minute for a fight with Georgian prop Giorgi Mtchedlishvili.

In 2016, Bosch was called up to the senior Argentina national team ahead of the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship, but he had to withdraw from the side due to an injury sustained in training.

He made his international debut in May 2016, starting against Uruguay in the 2016 Sudamérica Rugby Cup. Although he was called up for the senior squad for the 2016 June internationals, he did not make an appearance. He was later called up for the 2016 Rugby Championship.

Bosch joined Agen in France after his time with Universitario de Buenos Aires and spent two seasons with the club. His performances caught the attention of Stade Rochelais, and he signed a contract with them in 2019. As of September 2020, he had made 16 appearances for Stade Rochelais and scored 10 points.


KG(15/07/2023)

Career

argentina (1) Argentina XV
Hooker
2022 - present
avironbayonnais Bayonne
Hooker
2022 - present
unnamed (1) Jaguares
Hooker
2016 - 2017
su_agen Agen
Hooker
2017 - 2019
14101664_317311031944439_537814588_n La Rochelle
Hooker
2019 - 2022
Barbarians_Logo Barbarians
Hooker
2022 - 2023
argentina Argentina
Hooker
2016 - 2023