Uruguay national rugby sevens team
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| Union | Uruguayan Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Teros | ||
| Emblem(s) | Southern lapwing | ||
| Coach(es) | Luis Pedro Achard | ||
| Captain(s) | Gabriel Puig | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 2005) | ||
| Best result | 10th (2022) | ||
The Uruguay national rugby sevens team is the representative team of Uruguay that participates at the World Rugby and Sudamérica Rugby tournaments for rugby sevens national teams. It is organized by the Uruguayan Rugby Union.
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 Challenger Series
| Season | Position | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5th | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | N/A | Competition not held due to covid |
| 2022 | 1st | Qualified to 2022–23 World Series as core team |
| 2023 | N/A | Did not play |
| 2024 | 1st | Qualified to 2024–25 World Series as core team |
Tournament history
Olympic Games
| Olympic Games record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2016
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Did not qualify | |||||
 2020
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 2024
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11th place match | 11th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2011
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Semifinals | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 2015
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Semifinals | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 2019
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Classification Round | 7th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 2023
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Classification Round | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/7 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| World Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 1993
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Did not enter | |||||
 1997
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Did not qualify | |||||
 2001
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 2005
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Bowl Quarterfinals | 21st | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
 2009
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Bowl Semifinals | 19th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 2013
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Bowl Semifinals | 19th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 2018
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19th Place Playoff | 20th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 2022 |
Challenge Trophy Final | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 5/8 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
Players
Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.[8]
| No. | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | James McCubbin |
| 5 | Bautista Basso |
| 6 | Diego Ardao |
| 7 | Mateo Vinals |
| 8 | Koba Brazionis |
| 9 | Guillermo Lijtenstein |
| 10 | Baltazar Amaya |
| 11 | Ignacio Facciolo |
| 12 | Juan González |
| 13 | Ignacio Alvarez |
| 14 | Gaston Mieres |
| 20 | Felipe Arcos Perez |
References
- ^ Series qualifying - Hong Kong[usurped]
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Uruguay and Chile qualify for RWC Sevens 2018 - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ "Uruguay and Japan win promotion to World Rugby Sevens Series".
- ^ "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "China women and Uruguay men win World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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