Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
Birth name | Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1981-11-19) November 19, 1981 (age 42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Ignacio Fernández Lobbe (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (born 19 November 1981 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He played for Toulon in the French Top 14, having moved from Sale Sharks in England's Guinness Premiership. He previously played for Liceo Naval. He usually plays in the back row.
He made his debut for the Sale Sharks in 2006 against the Leicester Tigers. His debut season for the Sharks was the 2006–07 Guinness Premiership. He was Sale's first XV captain. He made his international debut for Argentina in 2004 against Uruguay. He was a part of the Pumas team that defeated Wales at home in a two Test series, scoring a try in one game.
Fernández Lobbe featured in the side that defeated England at Twickenham in November 2006 as well as back to back victories over Ireland the following year. And he was an integral part of the Los Pumas team in their 2007 Rugby World Cup campaign which succeeded in gaining Argentina's highest World Cup finish of third place. He played in every game en route to the semi-final which they lost to the eventual champions South Africa. He led his country for the first time in November 2008, a game which they lost at the hands of Ireland. However Fernández Lobbe retained the captaincy in the absence of Felipe Contepomi and defeated England in front of their home crowd in 2009.
He was part of the Argentine squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
He was the captain of the Pumas, a position he took over after succeeding Felipe Contepomi. As captain, he played every game of 2012 Rugby Championship and four during the 2013 Rugby Championship. He also played in the 2014 and 2015 Rugby Championships.
He played at RC Toulon for nine seasons, between 2009 and 2018. Fernández Lobbe won the French Top 14 in 2014 and the Heineken Cup in 2013, 2014 and 2015 with Toulon.[2]
Honours
Toulon
- Top 14 Winner: 2013-2014
- Heineken Cup/European Rugby Champions Cup Winner: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Argentina
- Rugby World Cup bronze medalist: 2007
References
External links
- Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe at UAR.com.ar
- Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe on salesharks.com
- Profile at Toulon RC
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- Jan 1948: Haydn Tanner (vs. Aus)
- Jan 1952: Jimmy Nelson (vs. SA)
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- May 1958: Jim Greenwood (vs. East Africa)
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- Feb 1964: Ronnie Dawson (vs. NZ)
- Jan 1967: Noel Murphy (vs. Aus)
- Dec 1967: Stewart Wilson (vs. NZ)
- May 1969: John O'Shea (vs. Rhodesia)
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- May 1970: John Spencer (vs. Sco XV)
- Oct 1970: Frank Laidlaw (vs. Fiji)
- Jan 1973: John Dawes (vs. NZ)
- Nov 1974: Willie John McBride (vs. NZ)
- Jan 1976: Mervyn Davies (vs. Aus)
- Jun 1976: Phil Bennett (vs. Can)
- Sep 1977: Gerald Davies (vs. Lions)
- Dec 1978: Derek Quinnell (vs. NZ)
- Jan 1982: Bill Beaumont (vs. Aus) cancelled
- Mar 1983: Fergus Slattery (vs. Sco XV)
- Dec 1984: Gareth Davies (vs. Aus)
- May 1985: Colin Deans (vs. Ita)
- Nov 1988: Phillip Matthews (vs. Aus)
- Nov 1989: David Sole (vs. NZ)
- Sep 1990: Nick Farr-Jones (vs. Eng)
- Oct 1990: Nick Farr-Jones (vs. Wales)
- Nov 1990: Robert Jones (vs. Arg)
- Sep 1991: Stuart Barnes (vs. Sco)
- Jun 1992: Andy Robinson (vs. Rus)
- Nov 1992: Will Carling (vs. Aus)
- Dec 1993: Scott Hastings (vs. NZ)
- Jun 1994: Neil Edwards (vs. Zim)
- Dec 1994: Robert Jones (vs. SA)
- May 1996: Phil de Glanville (vs. Ire)
- Aug 1996: Gavin Hastings (vs. Sco)
- Aug 1996: Arran Pene (vs. Wal)
- Dec 1996: Rob Andrew (vs. Aus)
- May 2000: Ian Jones (vs. Ire)
- May 2000: Zinzan Brooke (vs. Sco)
- Aug 2000: Jeff Probyn (vs. Ger)
- Dec 2000: Lawrence Dallaglio (vs. SA)
- May 2001: Gary Teichmann (vs. Wal)
- May 2001: Tim Horan (vs. Sco)
- May 2001: Gary Teichmann (vs. Eng)
- Nov 2001: Rob Howley (vs. Aus)
- May 2002: Todd Blackadder (vs. Eng)
- May 2002: Pat Lam (vs. Wal)
- Jun 2002: Ian Jones (vs. Sco)
- May 2003: Taine Randell (vs. Eng)
- May 2003: Mick Galwey (vs. Sco)
- May 2003: Mark Connors (vs. Wal)
- May 2004: Taine Randell (vs. Sco)
- May 2004: Matt Burke (vs. Wal)
- May 2004: Anton Oliver (vs. Eng)
- Jun 2004: Rob Baxter (vs. Por)
- Dec 2004: Justin Marshall (vs. NZ)
- May 2005: David Humphreys (vs. Sco)
- May 2005: Corné Krige (vs. Eng)
- May 2006: Raphaël Ibañez (vs. Eng)
- May 2006: Will Greenwood (vs. Sco)
- Jun 2006: Bobby Skinstad (vs. Geo)
- May 2007: Hugh Vyvyan (vs. Tun)
- Jun 2007: Hugh Vyvyan (vs. Esp)
- Dec 2007: Mark Regan (vs. SA)
- May 2008: Mark Regan (vs. Bel)
- May 2008: Morgan Turinui (vs. Ire)
- Jun 2008: Mark Regan (vs. Eng)
- Dec 2008: John Smit (vs. Aus)
- May 2009: Martin Corry (vs. Eng)
- Jun 2009: Phil Waugh (vs. Aus)
- Dec 2009: Victor Matfield (vs. NZ)
- May 2010: Xavier Rush (vs. Eng)
- Jun 2010: Xavier Rush (vs. Ire)
- Dec 2010: Matt Giteau (vs. SA)
- May 2011: Sergio Parisse (vs. Eng)
- Jun 2011: Sergio Parisse (vs. Wal)
- Nov 2011: Victor Matfield (vs. Aus)
- May 2012: John Smit (vs. Eng)
- May 2012: Mick O'Driscoll (vs. Ire)
- Jun 2012: John Smit (vs. Wal)
- May 2013: Mike Tindall (vs. Eng)
- Jun 2013: Sergio Parisse (vs. Lions)
- Jun 2014: Juan Manuel Leguizamón (vs. Eng)
- Nov 2014: Alastair Kellock (vs. Aus)
- May 2015: Shane Jennings (vs. Ire)
- Jun 2015: Brad Thorn (vs Eng)
- Aug 2015: Bakkies Botha (vs Sam)
- Nov 2015: Victor Matfield (vs. Arg)
- Nov 2016: Andy Ellis (vs. SA)
- Nov 2016: Dan Tuohy (vs Cze)
- Nov 2016: Andy Ellis (vs Fij)
- May 2017: Thierry Dusautoir (vs. Eng)
- May 2018: Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (vs. Eng)
- Jun 2019: James Horwill (vs. Eng)