Ramiro Herrera (born 14 February 1989) is an

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footballer who plays as a

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for Jaguares in

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Career

Herrera started out his rugby career in his native

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playing for Chenque Rugby Club from

Comodoro Rivadavia Comodoro Rivadavia (), often shortened to Comodoro ( ), is a city in the Patagonian Provinces of Argentina, province of Chubut Province, Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of th ...

. Then he played for

Hindú Club Hindú Club is an Argentina, Argentine sports club based in the Don Torcuato district of Tigre Partido. The institution is mostly known for its rugby union team, which currently competes in the Torneo de la URBA, Top 12, the first division of the U ...

in the

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. He was also selected for the

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also for their tour of Australia in 2014.

International career

Having played for Argentine representative sides such as the Pampas XV and the

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, Herrera made his senior debut for Los Pumas against on 7 June 2014 and made a second appearance in the second test between the sides a week later. He didn't feature in Argentina's final game of the

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against , however he was named in the squad for the

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References

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