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Spanish rugby union player (born 1974)

Rugby player

Oscar Astarloa

Date of birth (1974-09-06) 6 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Elgoibar, Basque Country, Spain
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg)
Occupation(s) Wood cutter
Rugby union career
**Position(s)**Lock, FlankerAmateur team(s)Years Team Apps (Points)19??-1993Elorrio Rugby Taldea ()Senior careerYears Team Apps (Points)1993-1997 Getxo Rugby Taldea[1] ()1997-2004 Saint-Jean-de-Luz ()2004-2006 Aviron Bayonnais ()2006-2009 Ordizia RE[3] ()2009-2011 Bera Bera RT ()2009 Basque Korsarioak ()2011-2015 Gernika RT ()2015-2018 Durango RT ()2018-2019 Hernani CRE[4] ()International careerYears Team Apps (Points)1998-2006 Spain20(5)Coaching careerYears Team2014-2015 Gernika RT[2]2019Spain U-19

Oscar Astarloa Uriarte (Basque:Oskar Astarloa, born 6 September 1974 in Elgoibar) is a Spanish former rugby union player and currently coach. He plays as an open-side lock and flanker. He currently coaches Spain national under-19 rugby union team.[5]

His first international cap was during a match against Germany, at Heidelberg, on 26 April 1998. He was part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup roster, playing all the three matches as first choice. His last cap was during a match against Georgia, at Tbilisi, on 28 October 2006. He also took part at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Argentina.

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  2. ^ Rugby, Gernika. "Oscar Astarloa será el entrenador del Gernika Rugby Taldea". Fundación Bizkaia Bizkaialde (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. ^ ""No he ganado nada, pero nunca es tarde" . Noticias de Gipuzkoa". Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. ^ Eizmendi, Imanol Magro. "Oskar Astarloa: "Errugbia droga bezalakoa da: zaila izango da nik hura uztea"". Berria (in Basque). Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  5. ^ ""Cuando llegó a la Selección de rugby cortaba los árboles sin hacha": la leyenda de Astarloa". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-11-03.