Matías Orlando (born 14 November 1991 in Tucumán) is an

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professional

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player for Miami Sharks in the

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. He plays as a wing and centre. Orlando plays for Miami Sharks in

since 2024. He previously played for

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, and for the Jaguares in the

Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It has previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Super Rugby started as the S ...

from 2016 to 2020. He has 41 caps for

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, since his first game at 40-5 win over

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at 20 May 2012, for the

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, in

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. He was called for the

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but he never played. He has currently 2 tries scored, 10 points on aggregate. Orlando was a starter for the national team on 14 November 2020 in their first ever win against the

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References

External links

Matías Orlando at UAR Official Website (Spanish)
1991 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Argentina international rugby union players Jaguares (Super Rugby) players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen Pampas XV players Rugby union wings Rugby union centres Rugby union players from Tucumán Province 2019 Rugby World Cup players Newcastle Falcons players Miami Sharks (rugby union) players {{argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub