Joaquín Díaz Bonilla
Date of birth | 12 April 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joaquín Díaz Bonilla (born 12 April 1989) is an
Argentine rugby union player. His position is fly-half and plays for Old Glory DC of Major League Rugby
(MLR) in the U.S.
He was part of the The Pumas.[1]
Bonilla played domestically in Argentina for
2019 Super Rugby Final, where they lost to New Zealand's Crusaders
.
During the 2019 Rugby World Cup Diaz Bonilla played for Racing 92 in France's Top 14 as cover for Finn Russell and Ben Volavola.[2]
Bonilla returned to the Jaguares for the aborted 2020 Super Rugby season, featuring in 3 games before the season was cut short due to coronavirus.[citation needed]
On 21 September 2020 he signed for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby,[3] he made his debut as a replacement against London Irish but played only five times before his release was announced on 16 June 2021.[4]
On 15 August 2021 Bonilla joined Sharks, based in Durban, South Africa, for their debut United Rugby Championship season.[5]
References
- ^ "ItsRugby International Statistics". Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Joins Racing 92 As Medical Joker". Americas Rugby News. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Joaquin Diaz Bonilla: Leicester Tigers sign Argentina fly-half for 2020-21 season". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "The Leicester Tigers 'Class of 2021'". Leicester Tigers. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Joaquín Díaz Bonilla se convirtió en nuevo jugador de Sharks". ESPN (in Spanish). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.