Rodrigo Silva (born 2 November 1992) is a Uruguayan
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
player. He plays as a scrum-half and a fullback for the
Austin Gilgronis
The Austin Gilgronis were a professional rugby union team based in Austin, Texas, United States. The team was founded in 2017 as the Austin Elite, and competed in Major League Rugby.
History
On September 19, 2019, after extensive polling at th ...
in
Major League Rugby (MLR).
Career
He previously played for
Carrasco Polo Club at the
Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby
The Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby – named "Copa Amarok" due to sponsorship reasons, is the main competition of Uruguayan rugby union league system. It includes the first, second and third division competitions. It was played for the first time ...
.
He has 18 caps for
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
, since his debut in 2012, with 3 tries scored, 15 points on aggregate. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the
2015 Rugby World Cup. He played in all the four games, without scoring.
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1992 births
Living people
Austin Gilgronis players
Expatriate rugby union players in the United States
Rugby union fullbacks
Rugby union scrum-halves
Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games
Rugby union players from Montevideo
Uruguay international rugby union players
Uruguayan expatriate rugby union players
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Pan American Games competitors for Uruguay
Peñarol Rugby players
Uruguayan rugby union players
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