The Uruguayan Rugby Union (Spanish: Unión de Rugby del Uruguay) is the governing body for rugby union in Uruguay.
| Unión de Rugby del Uruguay | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1951 |
| World Rugby affiliation | 1989 |
| Sudamérica Rugby affiliation | 1989 |
| President | Sebastian Piñeyrua |
| Men's coach | Meneses |
| Website | uru.org.uy |
Foundation and affiliation
editIt 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
edit| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| 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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