Uruguay national rugby sevens team

Rugby team

Uruguay

Union

Uruguayan Rugby Union

Nickname(s)

Teros

Emblem(s)

Southern lapwing

Coach(es)

Luis Pedro Achard

Captain(s)

Gabriel Puig

Team kit

Change kit

World Cup Sevens

Appearances

5 (First in 2005)

Best result

10th (2022)

The Uruguay national rugby sevens team 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. 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. 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. 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, 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. 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 Series

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World Rugby Sevens Challenger 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	Did not qualify
2020	Did not qualify
2024	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	Semifinals	4th	6	3	3	0
2015	Semifinals	4th	5	2	3	0
2019	Classification Round	7th	5	1	4	0
2023	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	Did not enter
1997	Did not qualify
2001	Did not qualify
2005	Bowl Quarterfinals	21st	6	0	6	0
2009	Bowl Semifinals	19th	5	1	4	0
2013	Bowl Semifinals	19th	5	1	4	0
2018	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.

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
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.

v t e Rugby union in Uruguay
Governing body	URU
National teams	Uruguay A 7's U-20 Uruguay at the World Cup
Other notable teams	Sudamérica XV
Competitions	Americas Championship Campeonato Uruguayo PARA Pan American Championship Punta Del Este Sevens South American Championship South American Junior UruCup
Related articles	1960 France tour 1985 France tour Flight 571 International players list
Category Commons

v t e 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series
Tournaments	Hong Kong I Dubai Cape Town Hamilton Sydney Los Angeles Vancouver Hong Kong II Singapore Toulouse London
Core teams	Argentina 7s Australia 7s Canada 7s Fiji 7s France 7s Great Britain 7s Ireland 7s Japan 7s Kenya 7s New Zealand 7s Samoa 7s South Africa 7s Spain 7s United States 7s Uruguay 7s
Invited teams	Chile 7s Germany 7s Hong Kong 7s Tonga 7s Uganda 7s
Challenger Series	2022 2023
World Rugby Sevens Series

v t e SVNS
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
2024–25 events	Dubai Cape Town Perth Vancouver Hong Kong Singapore Los Angeles (Grand Final)
Former events	Argentina Chile China Fiji France Japan London (England) Malaysia New Zealand Scotland Spain Uruguay Wales
Current stadiums	BC Place Cape Town Stadium Dignity Health Sports Park Hong Kong Stadium National Stadium, Singapore Perth Rectangular Stadium The Sevens
Related articles	Sevens Challenger Series Olympic Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens

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v t e National rugby sevens teams
World Rugby Sevens Series core teams	Argentina Australia Canada Fiji France Great Britain Ireland New Zealand Samoa South Africa Spain United States
Teams with Rugby World Cup Sevens experience	Chile Chinese Taipei Cook Islands England Georgia Germany Hong Kong Italy Jamaica Japan Kenya Latvia Morocco Namibia Netherlands Papua New Guinea Philippines Portugal Romania Russia Scotland South Korea Tonga Tunisia Uganda Uruguay Wales Zimbabwe
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