Matías Moroni (born 29 March 1991) is an Argentine professional

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player who plays as a

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club

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and the Argentina national team.

Club career

Moroni played his youth in Los Molinos and the

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. In 2016, Moroni signed with the , Argentina's

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team. Moroni signed for

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for the

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season. He settled in quickly playing 10 of 13 games and making a positive impression, he scored his first try for Leicester against Connacht in a

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round of 16 game. Moroni was recognised as a defensive lynchpin for Leicester, starting the 2022 Premiership Rugby final which Leicester won 15-12. He was then announced as a new signing for

on 22 June 2022.

International career

Moroni was a member of the Argentina Under-20 side which competed in the

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, he also represented the Pumas sevens team in 13 competitions during 2012 and 2013 and was selected by the

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. He wasn't selected by the Pumas for the

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, however he did make the squad for the

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and he earned his second cap in a 20-18 win over in

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. Moroni competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moroni, Matias 1991 births Living people Argentine people of Italian descent Rugby union centres Argentine rugby union players Argentina international rugby union players Pampas XV players Male rugby sevens players Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Argentina international rugby sevens players Club Universitario de Buenos Aires rugby union players Jaguares (Super Rugby) players Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for Argentina Leicester Tigers players 2015 Rugby World Cup players 2019 Rugby World Cup players 2023 Rugby World Cup players