James McCubbin Di Mateo[a] (born 27 May 1998) is a Uruguayan rugby union player, currently playing for Súper Liga Americana de Rugby side Peñarol. He competed for the Uruguay national rugby sevens team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Full name | James McCubbin Di Mateo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Rugby career
editMcCubbin began playing rugby at the age of eight.[1][2] In 2018, He competed for Uruguay's under-20 team at the Sudamérica Rugby Under-20 Championship.[3] He later represented Uruguay at the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy competition that was held in Romania.[1][4]
He represented Uruguay at the 2019 Pan American Games, where they finished in seventh place in Lima, Peru.[1][5] In 2022, He was a member of the Uruguayan squad that finished tenth at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa.[1]
McCubbin scored the first try in Uruguay's win against Chile at the 2023 Sudamérica sevens Olympic qualifying tournament as his side qualified for the Paris Olympics.[6][7] Later in November, He represented Uruguay at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[1][2]
He competed for Uruguay at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9][10]
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is McCubbin and the second or maternal family name is Di Mateo.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Mc CUBBIN James". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b Vásquez Feres, Vicente (3 November 2023). "¿Es difícil hinchar de visitante en Santiago 2023? Uruguayo y papá de rugbier que enfrentó a Chile lo explica". www.santiago2023.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Los Teritos con plantel confirmado para el #SARM20". Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (in Spanish). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Chans, Ignacio (20 August 2018). "Los Teritos a Rumania en busca del título y el ascenso al Mundial A". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "2019 Lima Pan-American Games Rugby Sevens Squads & Schedule". djcoilrugby. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (18 June 2023). "Brazil and Uruguay win South American rugby sevens qualifier for Paris 2024". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Rugby: "Todavía no caemos", dijeron McCubbin y Ardao tras la clasificación olímpica". futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Uruguay Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Uruguay - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Plantel de Los Teros 7's para los Juegos Olímpicos". Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (in Spanish). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
External links
edit- James MCCUBBIN DI MATEO at ItsRugby.co.uk
- James MC CUBBIN at Olympics.com
- James MC CUBBIN DI MATTEO at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
- James McCubbin on Instagram