{"id":82637,"date":"2025-08-21T13:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/82637\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:15:07","slug":"harlequins-sign-lions-beating-argentina-international-boris-wenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/82637\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlequins sign Lions beating Argentina international Boris Wenger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Harlequins have bolstered their front row options with a late summer move to sign Argentinian loosehead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/boris-wenger\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boris Wenger<\/a>, who will arrive in South West London following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/the-rugby-championship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rugby Championship<\/a> in early October.<\/p>\n<p>Highly rated Wenger, 23, came off the bench in Argentina\u2019s win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/lions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lions<\/a> in Dublin in June, replacing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/mayco-vivas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mayco Vivas<\/a>, and has caught the eye with dominant performances in Super Rugby Americas with Dogos XV.<\/p>\n<p>The former Under-20 international, who can also play hooker, saw his performances in Super Rugby Americas recognised with selection in the 2024 Team of the Season, marking a breakout campaign in his blossoming career.<\/p>\n<p>Quins have been looking to add depth to their front row all summer, following the retirement of former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/england\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/joe-marler\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Marler<\/a> last November, and have also brought in tighthead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/harry-williams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Williams<\/a> from Pau.<\/p>\n<p>Wenger is set to provide competition for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/fin-baxter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fin Baxter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/jordan-els\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Els<\/a> in Danny Wilson\u2019s squad and will join fellow countrymen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/rodrigo-isgro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rodrigo Isgro<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/guido-petti-pagadizaval\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guido Petti<\/a>, who is moving to the club from Bordeaux.<\/p>\n<p>He says that he has already been given the lowdown on his new club and teammates from Isgro, who scored six tries in 13 appearances in his first campaign for Quins, and is excited to get started after the Rugby Championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to starting a new challenge and joining Harlequins. I have heard great things about the Club and its supporters from Rodrigo! I\u2019m excited to meet my new teammates and give my all for the Club,\u201d said Wenger.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Danny Wilson added: \u201cSecuring the signing of Boris is a major boost for us and our front row options heading into the new season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a powerful, technically gifted loosehead who brings a real physicality to the contact area and set piece. We\u2019re delighted to welcome him and confident he\u2019ll make an impact here at Harlequins.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Harlequins have bolstered their front row options with a late summer move to sign Argentinian loosehead Boris Wenger,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":82638,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-82637","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}