Uruguay national rugby sevens team

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Uruguay
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Union Uruguayan Rugby Union
Nickname Teros
Emblem Southern lapwing
CoachLuis Pedro Achard
CaptainGabriel Puig
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Team kit
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Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances5 (First in 2005 )
Best result10th (2022)
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Celebrations at the Sevens Challenger Montevideo

The Uruguay national rugby sevens team participates at the World Rugby and Sudamérica Rugby tournaments for rugby sevens national teams. It is organized by the Uruguayan Rugby Union.

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History

The Teros won the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens in 2012, and was runner-up six times. The team was fourth at both the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games.

Uruguay played six rounds of the inaugural 1999–2000 World Sevens Series, scoring series points at the 2000 Punta del Este Sevens and 2000 Fiji Sevens.

They participated in the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens 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 World Series Qualifier, 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 participated 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.

The Teros became a core team for the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series, having qualified after winning the 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Chile. [3] The team finished 12th in points, and was relegated from the World Series after finishing third in the 2023 London Sevens play-off.

Uruguay won bronze in round one of the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai, [4] [5] then won the Montevideo and Munich rounds. The team won the overall series and qualified for the SVNS promotion and relegation play-off competition at the Madrid Sevens. [6] [7] The Teros won three out of four matches and was promoted to the SVNS for the 2024-25 season.

World Rugby Series

World Rugby Sevens Series

World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series

World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series
SeasonPositionResults
2020 5thDid not qualify
2021N/ACompetition not held due to covid
2022 1stQualified to 2022–23 World Series as core team
2023N/ADid not play
2024 1stQualified to 2024–25 World Series as core team

Tournament history

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
YearRoundPositionPldWLD
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 2020
Flag of France.svg 2024 11th place match11th5410
Total0 Titles1/35410

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
YearRoundPositionPldWLD
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011 Semifinals4th6330
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015 Semifinals4th5230
Flag of Peru.svg 2019 Classification Round7th5140
Flag of Chile.svg 2023 Classification Round5th5320
Total0 Titles4/7219120

Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWLD
Flag of Scotland.svg 1993 Did not enter
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1997 Did not qualify
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001
Flag of Hong Kong.svg 2005 Bowl Quarterfinals21st6060
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2009 Bowl Semifinals19th5140
Flag of Russia.svg 2013 Bowl Semifinals19th5140
Flag of the United States.svg 2018 19th Place Playoff20th4130
Flag of South Africa.svg 2022 Challenge Trophy Final10th4220
Total0 Titles5/8245190

Players

Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. [8]

No.Players
1James McCubbin
5Bautista Basso
6Diego Ardao
7Mateo Vinals
8Koba Brazionis
9Guillermo Lijtenstein
10Baltazar Amaya
11Ignacio Facciolo
12Juan González
13Ignacio Alvarez
14Gaston Mieres
20Felipe Arcos Perez

References

  1. Series qualifying - Hong Kong
  2. worldrugby.org. "Uruguay and Chile qualify for RWC Sevens 2018 - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  3. "Uruguay and Japan win promotion to World Rugby Sevens Series".
  4. "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  6. "China women and Uruguay men win World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  7. "Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  8. "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby . Retrieved 2024-01-17.