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Uruguay then moved to the repechage, where it defeated Hong Kong 28–3 at the Estadio Charrúa, to face Russia for the 20th and final spot at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Uruguay qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup by defeating Russia by an aggregate score of 57–49 in the two-game series, winning the second game at home 36–27 in front of ...
Rugby union in Uruguay is considered a popular sport. The Uruguay national team, commonly known as Los Teros, have been playing international rugby since the late 1940s and have made appearances in five Rugby World Cups: 1999, 2003, 2015, 2019 and 2023. Rugby union is a popular recreational sport in Uruguay.
Rugby was introduced to Uruguay as early as the late 19th century, but did not really take off in formal terms until the mid-20th. The spur for this was Carlos E. Cat, [ 1 ] who helped establish the Club Championship in 1950, and would become the first president of the URU in January 1951. [ 1 ]
15 January 1972 Twickenham Stadium England Wales: 3–12 1972 Five Nations Championship Wales: 5 February 1972 Cardiff Arms Park/National Stadium Wales Scotland: 35–12 Wales: 25 March 1972 Cardiff Arms Park/National Stadium Wales France: 20–6 Wales: 2 December 1972 Cardiff Arms Park/National Stadium Wales New Zealand: 16–19 New Zealand
The new Netflix drama, directed by J.A. Bayona, tells the story of the disaster, which happened in October 1972 when Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into the Andes mountains, immediately ...
22 April - Czechoslovakia defeats the Soviet Union to win the 1972 Ice Hockey World Championships. 11 May - The Boston Bruins defeat the New York Rangers 3–0 to win the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals four games to two. 14 May - The Cornwall Royals defeat the Peterborough Petes to win the 1972 Memorial Cup Canadian amateur ice hockey junior men's ...
Uruguay capitalized on three yellow cards to Namibia by overcoming a terrible start and winning their absorbing Rugby World Cup pool match 36-26 on Wednesday. Los Teros recorded only a fourth ever ...
Uruguay then moved to the repechage, where it defeated Hong Kong 28–3 at the Estadio Charrúa, to face Russia for the 20th and final spot at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Uruguay qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup by defeating Russia by an aggregate score of 57–49 in the two-game series, winning the second game at home 36–27 in front of ...