Uruguay at the Rugby World Cup
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Uruguay has competed in two Rugby World Cup tournaments.
A huge success for them was qualifying for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. They won their pool fixture against Spain, Uruguay finished third in their pool.
They again qualified for the World Cup in 2003. They won their pool fixture against Georgia 24 to 12.
Uruguay's qualification for the 2007 World Cup started in Americas Round 3a, where they were pooled with Argentina and Chile. After losing their first match 26 points to nil to Argentina, they defeated Chile 43 to 15 in Montevideo, which saw them enter Round 4, where they faced the USA. Uruguay lost on aggregate, and moved onto the repechage round as Americas 4. They played Portugal over two legs - losing the first in Lisbon and winning the second in Montevideo. Portugal qualified on aggregate points.
Uruguay failed to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup final tournament.
By number of appearances
| Nation | Number of appearances | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Streak | Best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uruguay | 2 | 1999 | 2003 | 2 | One win, 1999, 2003 |
| Team | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia and New Zealand |
England | South Africa | Wales | Australia | France | New Zealand | |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| Uruguay |
- | - | - | 13th | 16th | - | |
1999 Rugby World Cup (Pool 1)
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points 
South Africa3 0 0 132 35 6 
Scotland2 0 1 120 58 4 Uruguay1 0 2 42 97 2 
Spain0 0 3 18 122 0
| 1999-10-02 |
| Uruguay |
27 – 15 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Diego Ormaechea, Alfonso Cardoso, Juan Menchaca Con: Diego Aguirre, Federico Sciarra Pen: Diego Aguirre |
Pen: Andrei Kovalenco (5) |
| 1999-10-08 |
| Scotland |
43 – 12 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Robbie Russell, Gary Armstrong, Glenn Metcalfe, Martin Leslie, Gordon Simpson, Gregor Townsend Con: Kenny Logan (5) Pen: Kenny Logan |
Pen: Diego Aguirre (3), Federico Sciarra |
| 1999-10-15 |
| South Africa |
39 – 3 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Albert van den Bergh (2), Joost van der Westhuizen, Deon Kayser, Robbie Fleck Con: Jannie de Beer (4) Pen: Jannie de Beer (2) |
Pen: Diego Aguirre |
2003 Rugby World Cup (Pool C)
| Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | BP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
4 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 47 | 3 | 19 |
| South Africa |
3 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 60 | 3 | 15 |
 Samoa |
2 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 117 | 2 | 10 |
| Uruguay |
1 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 255 | 0 | 4 |
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0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-10-11 |
| South Africa |
72 – 6 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: van der Westhuizen (3), van Niekerk, Botha, Delport, Fourie, Bands, Rossouw, Scholtz, Greef Con: Koen (5), Hougaard |
Pen: Aguirre (2) |
| 2003-10-15 |
| Samoa |
60 – 13 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Fa'asavalu (2), Lima (2), Tagicakibau, Fa'atau, Lemalu, Vili, Feaunati, Palepoi Con: Va'a (3), Vili (2) |
Tries: Capó, Lemoine Pen: Aguirre |
| 2003-10-28 |
| Georgia |
12 – 24 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Urjukashvili, Kvirikashvili (3) | Tries: Cardoso, Lamelas, Brignoni Con: Aguirre (2), Menchaca Pen: Juan Menchaca |
| 2003-11-02 |
| England |
111 – 13 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Moody, Lewsey (5), Balshaw (2), Catt (2), Gomarsall (2), Luger, Abbott, Robinson (2), Greenwood Con: Grayson (11), Catt (2) |
Tries: Lemoine Con: Menchaca Pen: Menchaca (2) |
Overall Record
| Uruguay vs | Played | Win | Draw | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Samoa |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Scotland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Spain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| South Africa |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Overall | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28% |
Team Records
- Most Points in a Game
- 27 vs Spain (1999)
- 24 vs Georgia (2003)
- 13 vs Samoa (2003)
- 13 vs England (2003)
- 12 vs Scotland (199)
- Biggest Winning Margin
- Highest Score Against
- 111 vs England (2003)
- 72 vs South Africa (2003)
- 60 vs Samoa (2003)
- 43 vs Scotland (1999)
- Biggest Losing Margin
- 98 vs England (2003)
- 66 vs South Africa (2003)
- 47 vs Samoa (2003)
- 36 vs South Africa (1999)
- Most Tries in a Game
Individual Records
- Most Points Overall
- 30 Diego Aguirre (1999,2003)
- 20 Juan Menchaca (1999,2003)
- 10 Alfonso Cardoso (1999,2003)
- 10 Pablo Lemoine (1999,2003)
- 5 Federico Sciarra (1999)
- 5 Nicolas Brignoni (1999)
- 5 Diego Ormaechea (1999)
- 5 Rodrigo Capo (2003)
- 5 Diego Lamelas (1999,2003)
- Most Points in a Game
- 9 vs Scotland - Diego Aguirre (1999)
- 8 vs England - Juan Menchaca (2003)
- 5 vs Spain - Diego Ormaechea (1999)
- 5 vs Spain - Alfonso Cardoso (1999)
- 5 vs Spain - Juan Menchaca (1999)
- 5 vs Samoa - Rodrigo Capo Ortega (2003)
- 5 vs Samoa - Pablo Lemoine (2003)
- 5 vs Georgia - Alfonso Cardoso (2003)
- 5 vs Georgia - Diego Lamelas (2003)
- 5 vs Georgia - Nicolas Brignoni (2003)
- 5 vs England - Pablo Lemoine (2003)
- Most Tries Overall
- 2 Pablo Lemoine (1999,2003)
- 2 Alfonso Cardoso (1999,2003)
- 1 Diego Ormaechea (1999,2003)
- 1 Juan Menchaca (1999)
- 1 Rodrigo Capo Ortega (2003)
- 1 Diego Lamelas (2003)
- 1 Nicolas Brignoni (2003)
- Most Penalty Goals
- 8 Diego Aguirre (1999,2003)
- 2 Juan Menchaca (1999,2003)
- 1 Federico Sciarra (1999)
- Most Penalty Goals in a Game
- 3 vs Scotland - Diego Aguirre 1999
- 2 vs England - Juan Menchaca 2003
- 2 vs South Africa - Diego Aguirre 2003
2007 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify.
2011 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify.
Hosting
So far Uruguay has not hosted any World Cup games, and no tournaments have been held in South America.
References
- Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, (ISBN 1860746020)
- Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
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