The Uruguay national rugby league team (''Spanish: rugby league equipo nacional de Uruguay''), nicknamed Gauchos Uruguayos (English: Uruguayan
Gaucho
A gaucho () or gaúcho () is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, and the south of Chilean Patagonia. Gauchos became greatly admired and ...
), represents
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 ...
in
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
and made their debut at the first Latino Sevens on 17 October 2015.
History
Uruguay has played in two international rugby league matches, suffering loses against Hungry and El Salvador. They are currently ranked 47th in the world.
Current squad
The following is the current Uruguayan squad:
* Angel Morrison III (c)
* Eric Rendo
* Josh Gadea-Hellyer
* Niko Cama
* Matt Cama
* Steven Clarke
* Gabriel Papa
* Julio Toledo
* Michael Leon
* Matty Booth
* Pablo Florentin
* Andres Rossini
* Javier Britos
* Noah Cama
* Luke Morrissey
* Kevin Clarke
* Kristofer Viera
* Diego Papa
* Nico Papa
* Ryan Kungl
* Gabriel Hernandez
Record
Below is table of the representative rugby league matches played by Uruguay at test level up until 14 June 2019:
References
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National rugby league teams