Uruguay national rugby union team
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 | |||
 Chile 21–3 Uruguay  (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 August 1948) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Paraguay 6–102 Uruguay (Puerto Iguazú, Argentina; 14 May 2011) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 South Africa 134–3 Uruguay (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 | ||
