Rodrigo Capó Ortega (born 8 December 1980) is a former Uruguayan rugby union player. He won the Top 14 in

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and 2017–18 with

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Club rugby

Capó Ortega was born in

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in Uruguay. He played for amateur side

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, earning three

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titles in 1999, 2000 and 2001. He would have earned a fourth title, but he signed for French side

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in 2002 missing out on that season in Uruguay. To date he is the only Uruguayan player to have earned a professional trophy, haven been part of the Castres side that won the

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. Capó Ortega likes to drink

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before entering onto the pitch.

International rugby

He has 38 caps with 9 tries scored, 45 points on aggregate, for the Uruguayan national side. His first game was on 12 November 2000 against

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in an 11–9 victory. He was part of the Uruguayan side that went to the

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, playing in all four games, which included a try against

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. He later returned to the Uruguayan national side in 2006 having been released by Castres to play in the final matches of the

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process. However, having failed to qualify for any of the Americas berths, Uruguay faced

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in the

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, in which Portugal won 24–23 on aggregate. He returned to the international scene in 2009 to help Uruguay try and qualify for the

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, and like in 2007, Uruguay failed to qualify, after failing to qualify through both the

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and 2011 Rugby World Cup – repechage qualification. In 2009, he left the Teros due to issues between the Uruguayan Rugby Union and Castres. However, Capó Ortega returned at the 2015 Rugby World Cup repechage, where he helped Uruguay beat

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57–49 on aggregate to qualify for the

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, after a 12 years absence. After the 11 October clash with Russia, on 25 June 2015, just 3 months out from the

, he announced his retirement from international rugby, having played 38 times, 12 as captain, and scoring 45 points in his 15-year international career. He returned to the national team to play for the

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qualifying, aged 37 years old.

Honours

; Carrasco Polo *

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(3): 1999, 2000, 2001 ;

* Top 14 French League (2):

, 2017–18

References

External links

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Mano a mano con Rodrigo Capó
- El Espectador, 29 December 2014

- El País, 16 June 2013

- El País, 25 August 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Capo Ortega, Rodrigo 1980 births Living people Rugby union players from Montevideo Uruguayan rugby union players Uruguay international rugby union players Castres Olympique players Rugby union locks Rugby union flankers Expatriate rugby union players in France 2003 Rugby World Cup players