Carrasco Polo Club
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Carrasco Polo Club is a multisport Uruguayan club, from the Carrasco
neighbourhood of Montevideo
, best known for their rugby team.
Their name references directly their polo team and the fact that Carrasco has one of Uruguay's leading equestrian centres. Its rugby union section is one of the best Uruguayan rugby union teams. They already won several titles and usually provide many players for the Uruguay national rugby union team
. The 2003 Rugby World Cup
finals squad had 12 players from Carrasco Polo Club. Diego Ormaechea
, considered the best Uruguayan rugby union footballer of all time, played all his career at Carrasco Polo Club. He's currently the head coach of the rugby union team.
(MVCC), would become more renowned for rugby than the sport it was named for.
In 1950, the Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby was inaugurated and continues today. The first Club Championship was contested by Old Boys, Colonia Rugby, and multisport clubs such as the MVCC and Carrasco Polo Club (which supplied two XVs).
Carrasco Polo Club was transformed by the coaching of Amarillo Washington, who used scientific methods to replace the earlier habits of "training hard, but then after matches going to the bar to eat and drink everything." Carrasco's leading player Diego Ormaechea had been introduced to the sport as a fifteen year old in 1976 and was still playing for club and country more than twenty years later.
In 1993, Carrasco Polo Club beat a Buenos Aires
squad which included 14 Pumas.
The club's main rivals are Old Christians Club
and Old Boys Club.
Carrasco, Montevideo
Carrasco is a barrio in Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Punta Gorda to the west, Carrasco Norte to the north, Canelones Department to the east and the coastline to the south...
neighbourhood of Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, best known for their rugby team.
Their name references directly their polo team and the fact that Carrasco has one of Uruguay's leading equestrian centres. Its rugby union section is one of the best Uruguayan rugby union teams. They already won several titles and usually provide many players for the Uruguay national rugby union team
Uruguay national rugby union team
The Uruguay national rugby union team is the representative side of Uruguay, governed by the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay. They have been playing international rugby since 1948. Their jersey is blue and black and they are known as Los Teros. They qualified twice for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999 and...
. The 2003 Rugby World Cup
2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...
finals squad had 12 players from Carrasco Polo Club. Diego Ormaechea
Diego Ormaechea
Diego Ormaechea is a former Uruguayan rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a number eight. His profession is Veterinary Surgeon specialised in Racing Horses. He is one of the top veterinary surgeons in South America in his discipline.Ormaechea is considered the greatest Uruguayan...
, considered the best Uruguayan rugby union footballer of all time, played all his career at Carrasco Polo Club. He's currently the head coach of the rugby union team.
History
In 1949, "rugby criollo" was introduced into the Carrasco Polo Club, which not unlike the Montevideo Cricket ClubMontevideo Cricket Club
The Montevideo Cricket Club is a multisport club based in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay in South America. It was founded in the nineteenth century by English immigrants. Its predecessor was the Victoria Cricket Club which was founded in 1842...
(MVCC), would become more renowned for rugby than the sport it was named for.
In 1950, the Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby was inaugurated and continues today. The first Club Championship was contested by Old Boys, Colonia Rugby, and multisport clubs such as the MVCC and Carrasco Polo Club (which supplied two XVs).
Carrasco Polo Club was transformed by the coaching of Amarillo Washington, who used scientific methods to replace the earlier habits of "training hard, but then after matches going to the bar to eat and drink everything." Carrasco's leading player Diego Ormaechea had been introduced to the sport as a fifteen year old in 1976 and was still playing for club and country more than twenty years later.
In 1993, Carrasco Polo Club beat a Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
squad which included 14 Pumas.
The club's main rivals are Old Christians Club
Old Christians Club
Old Christians Club, or simply Old Christians, is a rugby union and field hockey club from the Solymar neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.....
and Old Boys Club.
Honours
- Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby
- Winners (24): 1952, 1961, 1966, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 ,1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009