The Toronto Arrows have added Uruguay international No.8 Manuel Diana for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old is 6’2″ and 220 lbs.
Manuel attended Stella Maris College from 2002-2014 and the University of Montevideo from 2016-2019. He played for Uruguay in the World Rugby U20 Trophy in 2015, for Uruguay XV in the Nations Cup, and for Uruguay.
He has appeared in 22 matches for the Teros, 16 of them tests. He made his Teros debut against Argentina XV on February 11, 2017 in the Americas Rugby Championship and the following week against Brazil. His last test was against Spain on June 22, 2019.
Manuel was also a standout for the Rugby Americas XV vs Glendale Raptors in October 2018. He plays club rugby for Old Christians in Montevideo.
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