Bathco Rugby have signed Felipe Helman from CASI in Buenos Aires. The loose head prop is the second Argentine recruit in a matter of days following the signing of fly half Julián Izaguirre.
Helman is a graduate of the Argentine u20’s. He played in the 2015 South American tournament and has made appearances against teams including Chile, Uruguay, Georgia, Italy and the USA.
He makes the move to the División de Honor at the age of 24. Helman is 1.80m tall and weighs 110kg. He is known as being a versatile player who is a strong ball-carrier.