James McCubbin

{{Short description|Uruguayan rugby union and sevens player (born 1998)}}

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James McCubbin Di Mateo{{fnf|McCubbin|Di Mateo|lang=Spanish}} (born 27 May 1998) is a Uruguayan rugby union player, currently playing for Súper Liga Americana de Rugby side Peñarol. He competed for the Uruguay national rugby sevens team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Rugby career

McCubbin began playing rugby at the age of eight.{{Cite web |title=Mc CUBBIN James |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/james-mc-cubbin_1917802 |access-date=8 August 2024 |website=Paris 2024 Olympics}}{{Cite web |last=Vásquez Feres |first=Vicente |date=3 November 2023 |title=¿Es difícil hinchar de visitante en Santiago 2023? Uruguayo y papá de rugbier que enfrentó a Chile lo explica |url=https://www.santiago2023.org/es/noticias/portada-sitio-web/detalle/3573/es-dificil-hinchar-de-visitante-en-santiago-2023-uruguayo-y-papa-de-rugbier-que-enfrento-a-chile-lo-explica |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=www.santiago2023.org |language=es}} In 2018, He competed for Uruguay's under-20 team at the Sudamérica Rugby Under-20 Championship.{{Cite web |date=25 July 2018 |title=Los Teritos con plantel confirmado para el #SARM20 |url=http://www.uru.org.uy/los-teritos-con-plantel-confirmado-para-el-sarm20-13?nid=758 |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=Unión de Rugby del Uruguay |language=es}} He later represented Uruguay at the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy competition that was held in Romania.{{Cite web |last=Chans |first=Ignacio |date=20 August 2018 |title=Los Teritos a Rumania en busca del título y el ascenso al Mundial A |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/los-teritos-a-rumania-en-busca-del-titulo-y-el-ascenso-al-mundial-a-201882012480 |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=El Observador |language=es-UY}}

He represented Uruguay at the 2019 Pan American Games, where they finished in seventh place in Lima, Peru.{{Cite web |date=25 July 2019 |title=2019 Lima Pan-American Games Rugby Sevens Squads & Schedule |url=https://djcoilrugby.com/2019/07/25/2019-lima-pan-american-games-rugby-sevens-squads-schedule/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=djcoilrugby |language=en-US}} In 2022, He was a member of the Uruguayan squad that finished tenth at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa.

McCubbin scored the first try in Uruguay's win against Chile at the 2023 Sudamérica sevens Olympic qualifying tournament as his side qualified for the Paris Olympics.{{Cite web |last=Berkeley |first=Geoff |date=18 June 2023 |title=Brazil and Uruguay win South American rugby sevens qualifier for Paris 2024 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1138077/brazil-uruguay-rugby-sevens-paris-2024 |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}{{Cite web |date=19 June 2023 |title=Rugby: "Todavía no caemos", dijeron McCubbin y Ardao tras la clasificación olímpica |url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Rugby--Todavia-no-caemos--dijeron-McCubbin-y-Ardao-tras-la-clasificacion-olimpica-uc857286 |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal |language=es}} Later in November, He represented Uruguay at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

He competed for Uruguay at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |date=8 July 2024 |title=Uruguay Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games |url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2024/07/08/uruguay-roster-for-paris-2024-olympic-games/ |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=Americas Rugby News}}{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Uruguay - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 |url=https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/olympics/paris-2024/participating-nations/uruguay |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=www.world.rugby}}{{Cite web |date=15 July 2024 |title=Plantel de Los Teros 7's para los Juegos Olímpicos |url=http://www.uru.org.uy/plantel-de-los-teros-7-s-para-los-juegos-olimpicos-13?nid=1561 |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=Unión de Rugby del Uruguay |language=es}}

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External links

{{ItsRugby|james-mccubbindimateo-15692|James MCCUBBIN DI MATEO}}
{{Olympics.com|james-mc-cubbin|James MC CUBBIN}}
{{2019 Pan American Games profile|rugby-7/athlete-profile-n1117387-mc-cubbin-di-matteo-james|James MC CUBBIN DI MATTEO}}
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Category:1998 births

Category:Living people

Category:Uruguayan rugby union players

Category:Uruguayan rugby sevens players

Category:Peñarol Rugby players

Category:Pan American Games competitors for Uruguay

Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2019 Pan American Games

Category:South American Games bronze medalists for Uruguay

Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Uruguay

Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Uruguayan people of Scottish descent

Category:21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen