Juan Severino Somoza

{{short description|Argentine-born Portuguese rugby union player}}

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| birth_place = Argentina

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| weight = 246 lb

| ru_currentteam = Deportiva Francesa

| ru_position = Number 8, Lock, Flanker

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Juan Severino Somoza (born 16 September 1981) is an Argentine-born Portuguese rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock or as a flanker.{{cite news |title=Rugby – A Pleno Rugby |url=https://www.aplenorugby.com.ar/site/urba/testimonios/24655/queremos-pelear-por-el-ascenso |access-date=29 June 2023 |work=www.aplenorugby.com.ar |date=6 May 2014 |language=pt}}

He was a member of Agronomia team, winning the title of National Champion in 2006/2007. He played also for the Italian semi-professional team of Rugby Reggio.

He decided to represent Portugal, and was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals squad. He played a single game with Scotland. He head-butted a Scottish player, being suspended for four weeks after the incident.

Severino had 50 caps for the "Lobos", from 2006 to 2013, with a try scored, five points in aggregate.