Uruguay national rugby union team
The Uruguay national rugby union team (Spanish: Selección de rugby de Uruguay) is a second tier rugby union from Uruguay. They have featured at five Rugby World Cup since 1999. They are ranked 18th in the World Rugby rankings.
| Nickname(s) | Los Teros | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem | Southern lapwing | ||
| Union | Uruguayan Rugby Union | ||
| Head coach | Esteban Meneses | ||
| Captain | Andrés Vilaseca | ||
| Most caps | Diego Magno (99) | ||
| Top scorer | Felipe Berchesi (337) | ||
| Top try scorer | Diego Ormaechea (33) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Charrúa | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 18 (as of 2 July 2022) | ||
| Highest | 14 (2005) | ||
| Lowest | 23 (2012, 2013, 2017) | ||
| First international | |||
| (Russian) 21–3 Template:Ru-rt (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 August 1948) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| (Russian) 6–102 Template:Ru-rt (Puerto Iguazú, Argentina; 14 May 2011) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| (Russian) 134–3 Template:Ru-rt (East London, South Africa; 11 June 2005) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Pool stage (1999, 2003, 2015, 2019) | ||
| Website | uru.org.uy | ||
Uruguay National Rugby Union Team Media
Uruguay v. Chile in the 1951 South American championship held in Buenos Aires
The southern lapwing, commonly seen in uruguayan sport fields, became the emblem of the Uruguayan National Rugby Team.
2015 Rugby World Cup repechage qualifier match between Uruguay and Russia
Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo, home of Los Teros.
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