Teros for Japan

Uruguay’s coach, Esteban Meneses, has announced his squad of 31 Teros for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. There are 12 players who have been to a Rugby World Cup previously.

For the brothers, back Agustín Ormaechea and forward Juan Diego Ormaechea it will be a new experience but in fact they are following in the footsteps of their father, Diego Ormaechea, one of the greatest Uruguayan rugby players of all time, now a vet in Montevideo. Father Diego played for Uruguay at their first appearance at a World Cup in 1999. He was then 40 years of age, still the most capped Uruguayan.

Uruguay are in Pool D along with Wales, Australia, Fiji anbd Georgia. Their first match at the World Cup will be against Fiji on 25 September 2019.

Uruguay’s World Cup squad

Backs: Agustín Ormaechea, Santiago Arata, Felipe Berchesi, Felipe Etcheverry, Juan Manuel Cat, Santiago Vilaseca, Agustín Della Corte, Tomás Inciarte, Federico Favaro, Nicolás Freitas, Leandro Leivas, Gastón Mieres, Rodrigo Silva.

Forwards: Facundo Gattas, Joaquín Jaunsolo, Mateo Sanguinetti, Germán Kessler, Guillermo Pujadas, Diego Arbelo, Juan Echeverría, Juan Pedro Rombys, Ignacio Dotti, Manuel Leindekar, Diego Magno, Franco Lamana, Manuel Ardao, Santiago Civetta, Manuel Diana, Juan Manuel Gaminara (capitán), Juan Diego Ormaechea, Alejandro Nieto