Unión de Rugby del Uruguay
Encyclopedia
The Uruguayan Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union
in Uruguay
.
in 1989.
They have been represented in the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
.
Foundation and affiliation
It was founded in 1951 and became affiliated to the International Rugby BoardInternational Rugby Board
The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...
in 1989.
They have been represented in the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups.
Presidents
| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2010–2011 | Gustavo Zerbino |
External links
Unión de Rugby del Uruguay - Official Site- Old Christians Club Uruguay - Old Christians Club Official Site
- Noticias del rugby sudamericano y de Los Teros - El Rugbier