Uruguayan Rugby Union

Uruguayan Rugby Union
Unión de Rugby del Uruguay
Sport Rugby union
Founded 1951
IRB affiliation 1989
CONSUR affiliation 1989
President Pablo Ferrari
Men's coach Sebastián Piñeyrúa
Official website www.uru.org.uy

The Uruguayan Rugby Union (Spanish: Unión de Rugby del Uruguay) is the governing body for rugby union in Uruguay.

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Foundation and affiliation

It was founded in 1951 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1989.

They have been represented in the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups.

Presidents

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 Gustavo Zerbino

See also

External links

Governing body
National teams
Competitions
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