The Uruguay national rugby union team represents Uruguay in men's international rugby union nicknamed Los Teros, is governed by the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay. One of the older test sides in the world, Uruguay has qualified five times for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999, 2003, 2015, 2019 and most recently 2023. As of 10 July 2023 they are ranked 17th in the world, and are ranked 2nd in the Americas region, behind rivals Argentina.
Pool A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 18 September and was completed on 10 October 2015. The pool was composed of hosts England, as well as the third- and fourth-placed teams from 2011, Australia and Wales. They were joined by the Oceania qualifier, Fiji, and the repechage qualifier, Uruguay. The group was called the group of death, with four of the five teams in the top 10 of the World Rugby Rankings going into the tournament. Australia and Wales qualified for the quarter-finals.
The 2015 Rugby World Cup was an international rugby union tournament held in England and Wales from 18 September until 31 October 2015. 20 national teams competed, each bringing a squad of 31 players to the tournament. Each team had to submit their squad to World Rugby by 31 August 2015. A player could be replaced for medical or compassionate reasons, but would be unable to return to the squad. Any replacement players had an enforced stand-down period of 48 hours before they could take the field.
Germán Kessler is a Uruguayan rugby union player who currently plays for Provence Rugby in France's Pro D2.
Carlos Arboleya is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Oscar Durán is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and later retired after the tournament.
Mateo Sanguinetti is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. His position is prop.
Mathías Palomeque is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Agustín Alonso is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Fernando Bascou is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Juan de Freitas is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Juan Manuel Gaminara is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Alejandro Nieto is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays for Champagnat. He was a member of the Uruguay squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Joaquín Prada is a Uruguayan rugby union player who currently plays as a centre for Los Cuervos at the Uruguayan Rugby Championship. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Alberto Román is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays as a centre for Pucaru Stade Gaulois. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Andrés Vilaseca is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Leandro Leivas is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR). He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Ignacio Francisco Dotti Uria is a Uruguayan rugby player for New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR), the highest level of American rugby. His primary position is lock.
Diego Arbelo Garcia is an Uruguay rugby union player who generally plays as a prop represents Uruguay internationally. He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.
Juan Diego Ormaechea is an Uruguayan rugby union player who generally plays as a number eight represents Uruguay internationally. He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.
