"For the past five years I had played sevens and I arrived in England with just a couple of games of 15s,"
"Marcus [Smith] is a very good friend,"
"He was really good when I arrived in England. He gave up a lot of time for me, as well as patience and understanding."
"My English was not very good - I didn't speak it. He is a really good friend, he drinks 'mate' with me every day."
Rodrigo Isgro moved roughly 7,000 miles from Argentina to England to join Harlequins and adapt from sevens to 15-a-side rugby. He won an Olympic bronze medal in Tokyo and was named the world's best sevens player in 2023. Isgro was recruited into Argentina's 15s by coach Michael Cheika for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and then signed for Quins. Day-to-day life in Guildford proved difficult, compounded by limited English and cultural differences. Teammate Marcus Smith provided significant personal support, spending time with Isgro and sharing mate to help him settle.
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