Uruguayan Rugby Union

Rugby union governing body in Uruguay

Uruguayan Rugby UnionUnión de Rugby del Uruguay

Sport| Rugby union
Founded| 1951; 74 years ago (1951)
World Rugby affiliation| 1989
Sudamérica Rugby affiliation| 1989
President| Sebastian Piñeyrua
Men's coach| Meneses
Website| uru.org.uy

The Uruguayan Rugby Union (Spanish: Unión de Rugby del Uruguay) is the governing body for rugby union in Uruguay.

## Foundation and affiliation

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It was founded in 1951 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1989.

They have been represented in the 1999, 2003 and 2019 Rugby World Cups.

## Presidents

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Period  | Name

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1951–1957 | Carlos E. Cat
1957–1962 | Jorge Jiménez de Aréchaga
1962–1963 | Eduardo Crispo Ayala
1963–1971 | Gordon Adams
1971–1973 | Ernesto Llovet
1973–1975 | Nigel Davies
1975–1977 | Domingo Tricánico
1978–1983 | Ernesto Llovet
1984–1987 | Andrés Pollak
1987–1989 | Eduardo Fynn Larriera
1990–1997 | Atilio Rienzi
1998 | Pedro Bordaberry, Richard Van Rompaey and Jorge Villa
1999–2001 | Andrés Sanguinetti
2002–2003 | Atilio Rienzi
2004–2005 | Antonio Vizintín
2006–2007 | Pablo Ferrari
2008–2009 | Gustavo Zerbino
2010–2011

## External links

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* Official website
* Noticias del rugby sudamericano y de Los Teros \- El Rugbier

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Sports governing bodies in Uruguay (URU)

Summer Olympic Sports|

* Aquatics
* Diving
* Swimming
* Synchronized Swimming
* Water Polo
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field Hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Modern Pentathlon
* Rugby 7's
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Table Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* inc. Beach Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports|

* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Curling
* Skating (Figure,

Other IOC Recognised Sports|

* Air sports
* Auto racing
* Bandy
* Baseball
* Billiard Sports
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Cricket
* Dance sport
* Floorball
* Karate
* Korfball
* Lifesaving
* Motorcycle racing
* Mountaineering and Climbing
* Netball
* Orienteering
* Pelota Vasca
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Rugby
* Softball
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tug of war
* Underwater sports
* Water Ski
* Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports|

Others Sports|

* Rugby League
* Rugby Union

* Uruguayan Olympic Committee
* Uruguayan Paralympic Committee

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World Rugby members

Africa|

* Algeria
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Egypt
* Eswatini
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Madagascar
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

North America|

* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* St. Lucia
* St. Vincent & the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

South America|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Guatemala
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Azerbaijan
* Brunei
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* Kyrgyzstan
* Lao
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan

Europe|

* Andorra
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* Wales
* Turkey

Oceania|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Associate unions are in italics

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Sudamérica Rugby

Member associations|

* Argentina (UAR)
* Brazil (CBR)
* Chile (FRC)
* Colombia (FCR)
* Guatemala (URG)
* El Salvador (FSR)
* Paraguay (URP)
* Peru (FPR)
* Uruguay (URU)
* Venezuela (FVR)

Representative side|

* Sudamérica XV

Competitions|

| National|

* Sudamericano
* Sudamericano U-20
* Sevens
* Women's Sevens

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Clubs|

* Super Rugby Americas

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Rugby union in Uruguay

Governing body|

* URU

National teams|

* Uruguay
* A
* 7's
* U-20
* Uruguay at the World Cup

Other notable teams|

* Peñarol
* Sudamérica XV

Competitions|

* Americas Championship
* Campeonato Uruguayo
* PARA Pan American Championship
* Punta Del Este Sevens
* South American Championship
* South American Junior
* UruCup

Related articles|

* 1960 France tour
* 1985 France tour
* Flight 571
* International players list

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