Ecuador national rugby union team
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Nickname(s) | Los Piqueros (The Blue footed booby) | |
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The Ecuador national rugby union team represents Ecuador in international rugby union play. Ecuador recently became a member of the Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby in 2011.[1] They are not affiliated with World Rugby, and will not play qualifiers for the Rugby World Cup until it is. The governs the sport of rugby in the country.
Ecuador played their first international tournament in December 2012, playing in the 2012 CONSUR C Championship, finishing third out of four teams.
Players[]
Rugby in Ecuador is very much a minor sport so there are very few players who play professionally. The only current professional rugby player from Ecuador is Miguel Ángel Coronel Densy who plays for the current Spanish champions La Vila in the División de Honor and the Amlin Challenge Cup.[2]
Record[]
Overall[]
Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
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Colombia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
El Salvador | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Guatemala | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Peru | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
Total | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 29.41 |
References[]
- ^ "Ecuador to join CONSUR in 2011". 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Miguel Angel Coronel Densy - A professional player from Ecuador". 22 December 2011.
External links[]
- South American national rugby union teams
- Rugby union in Ecuador
- National sports teams of Ecuador
- Ecuadorian sport stubs
- National rugby union team stubs