photo credit: Dave Ikin / Northampton Saints

Puma to make Aviva Premiership Debut

A Pumas is to make his Aviva Premiership debut on Friday. Juan Pablo Estelles will play on the left wing for the Northampton Saints. The East Midlands side play host to the Sale Sharks at Franklin’s Gardens.

Aged 28, Estelles joined Northampton this season. He has been playing for the club’s ‘A’ side, the Wanders in the ‘A’ League. On Monday he scored two tries for in a win over the Leicester Tigers’ ‘A’ side.

2016 has been a tremendous year for the Rosario back. He joined Joaquín Paz in being the top try scorer in the Americas Rugby Championship. For Los Pumas 7’s he was a regular and played in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In November he made his test match debut facing Scotland and then starting against England.

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