Fernando López (rugby union)

Fernando López

Birth name	Fernando Martín López Pérez
Date of birth	(1986-03-14) 14 March 1986
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2009 Rugby Club San Marcos () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–2014 2014–2016 2016–2020 2020–2021 2021– Club Pucará Massy Ordizia Tarbes Berre 84 29 75 11 5 (110) (15) (70) (0) (0) Correct as of 23 October 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015– Spain 52 (20) Correct as of 24 February 2021

Fernando López born 14 March 1986) is an Argentine born Spanish rugby union player that currently plays as a Prop for Tarbes in the Championnat Nationale.

Early career

Fernando López began playing rugby at the age of 12 for his home-town team Rugby Club San Marcos in San Marcos. His passion for rugby as well as his skills at Prop would eventually earn Fernando López a contract with Club Pucará, a professional team in the Argentine Top 12, 10 years after he started playing the sport.

Professional career

In 2009, Fernando López would start playing professionally for Club Pucará, but it wasn`t until 2011, when he became a non-negotiable starter for his team and would impress the eyes of many teams which had him on their radar, and upon 2014, Massy signed Fernando López on a two year contract with the then Pro D2 side. In January 2015, the Spanish national rugby union team would call him up since he was eligible to play for Spain due to his Spanish roots, and would later become the captain of his adopted country. One year in his international career, López signed with Ordizia in the División de Honor to be closer to his national team Spain. Late in 2020, López joined Tarbes in the Championnat Nationale. After 11 matches at Tarbes, it was announced in April of 2021 that López signed with Fédérale 1 side Berre

External links

• Fernando López at ESPNscrum
• Fernando López at ItsRugby.co.uk