Uruguay national rugby sevens team

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Uruguay
UnionUruguayan Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Teros
Emblem(s)Southern lapwing
Coach(es)Luis Pedro Achard
Captain(s)Gabriel Puig
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances4 (First in 2005)

The Uruguay national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. At the South American Sevens, Uruguay has won in 2012 and been runner-up six times. The team was fourth at both the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games.

They participated in the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens in the World Series Qualifier, reaching the quarterfinals after finishing second in their pool, but lost to Russia 21-14.[1] At the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens, they claimed wins over Brazil and Mexico and losses to Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea. The team did not qualify to the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens.

The team will participate in the 2018 World Series Qualifier at the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens. Uruguay qualified for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens after winning the regional qualifiers at the 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens.[2] They finished in 20th place after losing to Uganda.

Tournament history[]

Pan American Games[]

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Mexico 2011 Semifinals 4th 6 3 3 0
Canada 2015 Semifinals 4th 6 2 3 0
Total 0 Titles 4/7 12 5 6 0

Rugby World Cup Sevens[]

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Did Not Enter
Hong Kong1997 Did Not Qualify
Argentina 2001
Hong Kong 2005 Bowl Quarterfinals 21st 6 0 6 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 Bowl Semifinals 19th 5 1 4 0
Russia 2013 Bowl Semifinals 19th 5 1 4 0
United States 2018 19th Place Playoff 20th 4 1 3 0
Total 0 Titles 4/7 20 3 17 0

Players[]

Current squad[]

Squad to 2015 Hong Kong Sevens.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Series qualifying - Hong Kong[usurped!]
  2. ^ worldrugby.org. "Uruguay and Chile qualify for RWC Sevens 2018 - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  3. ^ http://www.rugbytime.com.uy/espanol/prada-vuela-a-hong-kong-7?nid=240
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