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Manuel Ardao - Wikipedia

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Manuel Ardao

Full name

Manuel Ardao Ferres

Date of birth

9 September 1998 (age 26)

Place of birth

Montevideo, Uruguay

Height

1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

92 kg (203 lb)

Notable relative(s)

Diego Ardao (Uruguayan XVs and Sevens international)

Rugby union career

Youth career
Position(s)	Hooker, Flanker, Number 8
Current team	Miami Sharks
Christian Brothers College
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
20??-2020	Old Christians Club	??	(??)
2020−2023	Peñarol	34	(65)
2023-	Miami Sharks	12	(31)
Correct as of 15 July 2023
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2017−2018	Uruguay Under 20	8	(30)
2018–	Uruguay Sevens	23	(11t)
2018–	Uruguay	23	(10)
Correct as of 9 September 2023

Manuel Ardao Ferres (born 9 September 1998) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who generally plays as a flanker. Ardao plays for Miami Sharks in Major League Rugby (MLR) and represents Uruguay internationally.^[1]^[2]

Career

Old Christians Club

Ardao began his career at Old Christians Club, following in the footsteps of his brother Diego Ardao,^[3] He was part of the team that won the national championship in 2019.^[4]

Peñarol

In 2020 he gained a professional contract at Peñarol.^[5] He played his first game on March 4, 2020 against Selknam. This match also turns out to be the last of the season, because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the following year he featured again for Peñarol, with Peñarol reaching the final of the Superliga Americana de Rugby losing to Jaguares XV 36-28. Ardao started in the next two finals for Peñarol winning both.^[6] He was named MVP for the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season.^[7]

Miami Sharks

In August 2023, the Miami Sharks signed Ardao for its inaugural season in Major League Rugby.^[8] Ardao was ultimately joined on the Sharks by three fellow Uruguayan internationals: Felipe Etcheverry, Tomás Inciarte, and Reinaldo Piussi.

For the 2024 Major League Rugby Season, Ardao had twelve appearances, scoring five tries for a total of 31 points and distinguished himself through excellent defensive play.

International career

Manuel Ardao plays with the Uruguay under-20 team in 2017 and 2018, as part of the World Rugby U20 Trophy. In 2017, his team finished third in the competition. The following year, his team finished in fifth place, but Ardao distinguished himself by scoring six tries in four games.

He made his international debut for Uruguay against Fiji on 17 November 2018.^[9] He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup held in Japan marking his first World Cup appearance.^[10] He featured in two of Uruguay's games.

Honours

Old Christians Club

Uruguayan National Championship, 2019

Peñarol

Super Rugby Americas, 2022, 2023

Personal

MVP for the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season

References

^ "SLAR". regi.superrugbyamericas.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ "Manuel Ardao". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
^ worldrugby.org. "Diego Ardao: My plan is to travel the world | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ "Old Christians Club crowned 2019 Uruguayan Champions". Americas Rugby News. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ "Penarol Squad for 2020".
^ "SLAR". regi.superrugbyamericas.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ "SLAR – 2022 MVP". Americas Rugby News. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ "Miami Sharks Complete Huge Signing of Manuel Ardao From Uruguay". Americas Rugby News. 2023-08-20. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
^ "Uruguay v Fiji". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
^ "Los Teros name squad for Japan 2019". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

External links

Manuel Ardao at ESPNscrum
Manuel Ardao at ItsRugby.co.uk

v t e Miami Sharks – current squad
Forwards	Manuel Ardao David Beach Benjamín Bonasso Tomás Casares Michael Etete Rob Evans Alex Glover Tau Koloamatangi Alec McDonnell Sean McNulty Kirby Myhill Jonas Petrakopoulos Reinaldo Piussi Dan Pryor Rick Rose Chase Schor-Haskin Roelof Smit Tevita Sole Alex Tucci Stan van den Hoven Setu Vole
Backs	Connor Burns Matías Caramuti Tomás Cubelli Giuseppe du Toit Nicolas Elewaut Felipe Etcheverry Matías Freyre Nick Grigg Michael Hand Tomás Inciarte Josh McAdam Damian Morley Eric Naposki Avery Oitomen Shane O'Leary Matías Orlando Santiago Videla Marcos Young
Coach	José Pellicena

v t e Uruguay squad – 2019 Rugby World Cup
Forwards	Arbelo Ardao Civetta Diana Dotti Echeverría Gaminara (c) Gattas Jaunsolo Kessler Lamanna Leindekar Magno Nieto J. D. Ormaechea Pujadas Rombys Sanguinetti
Backs	Arata Berchesi Cat Corte Echeverry Favaro Freitas Inciarte Leivas Mieres A. Ormaechea Silva Vilaseca
Head coach: Meneses

v t e Uruguay squad – 2023 Rugby World Cup
Forwards	Aliaga Arbelo Ardao Benítez Bianchi Civetta Deus Diana Dosantos Dotti Gattas Kessler Leindekar Péculo Piussi Pujadas Rodríguez Sanguinetti
Backs	Alonso Álvarez Amaya Arata Arcos Pérez Basso Berchesi Etcheverry Facciolo Freitas Inciarte Mieres Ormaechea Silva Vilaseca (c)
Head coach: Esteban Meneses

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