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Joe Santamaria

Joe Santamaria is a freelance writer whose work on rugby, football, and athletics has appeared in the i, The Rugby Paper, Like the Wind, and BBC Sport Scotland. He specialises in rugby, with a particular focus on the sport’s development in South America, where he has covered multiple seasons of the continent’s burgeoning professional league, Super Rugby Americas.

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Harlequins’ Pumas quartet bring South American flavour to south-west London

A welcome barbecue for their new Pumas says as much about Harlequins’ culture as their deepening Argentine connection.

Joe Santamaria
Joe Santamaria
14 Oct 2025, 1:59
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Jordie Barrett: 'People say I need to play like Ma’a Nonu, but I can't physically play like Ma’a Nonu'

Now established as a world class inside centre, the youngest Test rugby-playing Barrett has made the 12 shirt his own.

Joe Santamaria
Joe Santamaria
30 Aug 2025, 17:42
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George Ford: ‘I’m still as hungry and motivated as ever to play for England’

As he prepares to become England's eighth Test centurion, the fly-half says the milestone 'is not the end goal'.

Joe Santamaria
Joe Santamaria
02 Jul 2025, 14:56
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