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