Benjamín Elizalde
| Born | 14 June 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Elizalde (born 14 June 2004) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays as a fullback or wing for PREM Rugby club Newcastle Red Bulls and the Argentina national team.
Early life
[edit]From Salta before moving to Buenos Aires he trained as a youngster with Tigres Rugby Club and Asociación Deportiva Francesa.[3]
Club career
[edit]Elizalde played for Pampas XV in the Super Rugby Americas, and started at full-back for Los Pampas in the Super Rugby Americas Final in 2024.[4]
Elizalde joined Premiership Rugby side Bristol Bears in July 2024.[5]
International career
[edit]Elizalde has played rugby sevens for Argentina national rugby sevens team and was part of the winning Pumas team at the 2022 South American Games.[6][7]
Elizalde played for Argentina U20 at the 2024 U20 Rugby World Cup and at the 2024 U20 Rugby Championship.[8][9]
He made his debut for the senior Argentina national rugby union team starting at full-back against England on 5 July 2025.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Benjamin Elizalde". All rugby. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "Benjamin Elizalde". its rugby. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ Casanove, Nicolas (15 June 2024). "Benjamín Elizalde y Efraín Elías, figuras de Pampas y Dogos XV que se unirán en los Pumitas". lanacion. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "Bristol Bears sign uncapped Argentine Fullback Benjamín Elizalde". americasrugbynews. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ Raisey, Josh (27 July 2024). "Bristol scouting mission bears fruit with signing of U20s star". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "Pumas 7 won gold again at the South American Games with Rosario's contribution". elciudadanoweb. 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "Benjamín Elizalde oro en los ODESUR". norterugby.com. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "Bristol Bears win the race to sign shining star of the U20 Championship". Ruck.co.uk. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "The Pumitas start the World Cup with two Pilarense starters". pilardiario. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ Raisey, Josh (5 July 2025). "Argentina change six for England from victorious XV over the Lions". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Argentine rugby union players
- Argentine rugby sevens players
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Sportspeople from Salta
- South American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- Argentina international rugby sevens players
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- Competitors at the 2022 South American Games
- Rugby union wings
- Argentina international rugby union players
- Pampas XV players
- Bristol Bears players
- Tarucas (rugby union) players
