Pedro Lanza

Pedro Lanza
Date of birth (1961-09-21) September 21, 1961
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Notable relative(s) Juan Lanza (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
197?-198? CUBA ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1983-1987 Argentina 16 (24)

Pedro Lanza (born Buenos Aires, 21 September 1961) is a former Argentinian rugby player and manager. He played as wing.

Career

Playing during his entire career for Club Universitario de Buenos Aires, he debutted for Argentina in 1983, during the 1983 South American Rugby Championship held in Argentina, Buenos Aires, becoming continental champion. Two years later, he was champion again during the 1985 South American Rugby Championship held in Asunción, Paraguay; he was in the roster which took part at the 1987 Rugby World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, contituting, along with his brother Juan, the first Argentine couple of twins in the Rugby World Cup[1].

After retiring as player, Pedro Lanza, like his brother, started his coaching career and currently he is coach of CUBA which until 2008, he coached the first team alongside Juan[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ The oldest surviving Tri-Nations players, Ireland's George Bradshaw and Test twins
  2. ↑ CUBA comenzó ganando en el Nacional Archived 2008-12-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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