photo: UAR
Argentine hooker Leonel Oviedo scored his first try for the Western Force. The Western Australian team were big winners over Moana Pasifika in Friday in New Zealand. The 35-19 victory was the Western Force’s first Super Rugby win in New Zealand since 2022.
The Argentine forward crossed from a maul on 70 minutes. The score made it a 35-7 lead to the Western Australians. To their credit, Moana Pasifika hit-back with a late double.
Oviedo was one of three Argentines involved in the Western Force’s victory over Moana Pasifika. The others were second-rower Franco Molina and scrum-half Agustín Moyano. Molina started the match which Moyano, like Oviedo, featured as a replacement.
The 28-year-old Leonel Oviedo is uncapped but has been on Argentine rosters. He is the older brother of N8 Joaquín Oviedo who has 22 caps for Los Pumas.
