Uruguay A national rugby union team

The Uruguay A national rugby union team are the second national rugby union team behind the Uruguay national side.

Uruguay A
UnionUnión de Rugby del Uruguay
Coach(es)Guzmán Barreiro
Captain(s)Franco Lamanna
Team kit
Change kit

History

Uruguay A have played Glasgow Caledonians[1] and Edinburgh Reivers[2] in a Challenge tournament in Ontario, Canada in August 1999.

In November 2014, the URU decided to baptize the team as Charruas XV, days before travelling to Brazil to face locals on a friendly match. Uruguay 'A' won the match 25-6.[3]

As international competition, in 2015 it played the UruCup and in 2016 the World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge.

Like provincial team, after 2012, since 2015 the team also plays regularly on Campeonato Argentino. In 2015 season it finished in the 2nd place of Zona Ascenso B.

See also

References

  1. "Dispute settled in talks with coaches". Herald Scotland.
  2. "RUGBY UNION: REIVERS BLOW URUGUAY AWAY; Tri-Continental Cup Special". thefreelibrary.com.
  3. "BRASIL FAZ JOGO DURO, MAS CAI DIANTE DO URUGUAI". sharklion.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
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