Tomás Lezana

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| fullname = Tomás Lezana

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|02|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Santiago del Estero, Argentina

| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|105|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}}

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| position = Flanker

| currentclub = US Montauban

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Santiago Lawn Tennis Club

| years1 = 2015

| clubs1 = Pampas XV

| apps1 = 3

| points1 = 0

| years2 = 2016−2020

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Jaguares}}

| apps2 = 47

| points2 = 5

| years3 = 2021

| clubs3 = Western Force

| apps3 = 5

| points3 = 0

| years4 = 2021−2023

| clubs4 = Scarlets

| apps4 = 17

| points4 = 10

| years5 = 2023–

| clubs5 = US Montauban

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| amatyears1 = 2013−2020

| amatteam1 = Santiago Lawn Tennis Club

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| repyears1 = 2012

| repteam1 = Argentina Under-18

| repcaps1 = 1

| reppoints1 = 0

| repyears2 = 2012−13

| repteam2 = Argentina Under-19

| repcaps2 = 6

| reppoints2 = 20

| repyears3 = 2013−14

| repteam3 = Argentina Under-20

| repcaps3 = 10

| reppoints3 = 25

| repyears4 = 2014

| repteam4 = Argentina Jaguars

| repcaps4 = 2

| reppoints4 = 5

| repyears5 = 2014–

| repteam5 = {{nrut|Argentina}}

| repcaps5 = 34

| reppoints5 = 15

| clubupdate = 20 March 2023

| repupdate = 18 September 2019

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Tomás Lezana (born 16 February 1994) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays as a loose forward for US Montauban, and the Argentina national rugby union team.{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_28621.html | title=Tomás Lezana itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics | work=itsrugby.co.uk | accessdate=1 December 2014}}

Career

Lezana began his career, playing with the Santiago Lawn Tennis Club from 2013 before being signed by the Jaguares in 2016, who he played for until 2020.{{cite web|title=Tomás Lezana Argentina Rugby Player Profile|url=http://www.uar.com.ar/jugadores/ficha_jugador.asp?idjugador=848&idcategoria=41&estilo=los|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316080705/http://uar.com.ar/jugadores/ficha_jugador.asp?idjugador=848&idcategoria=41&estilo=los|archivedate=16 March 2015|accessdate=1 December 2014|work=UAR}} In December 2020 he was signed by the Western Force to play in the 2021 Super Rugby AU season and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-07|title=Rising Argentinian Stars Join the Force|url=https://www.westernforce.com.au/rising-argentinian-stars-join-the-force/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Western Force|language=en-AU}}

International career

Lezana was a member of the Argentina Under-20 side which competed in the 2013 and 2014 IRB Junior World Championships, he also represented the Argentina Jaguars team in 2014 in their matches against {{nrut|Uruguay}} and Canada A.

Lezana made his senior debut for Los Pumas on 22 November 2014, coming on as an early replacement for the injured Leonardo Senatore in an 18 -13 win over {{nrut|France}} in Paris.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/248793.html | title=France vs Argentina 22 November 2014 | work = ESPN Scrum | accessdate=1 December 2014}}