Top point-scorer Matt Cama Appearances - (first time in -) Location Uruguay | RLIF ranking N/Ath Head coach Joshua Gadea-Hellyer | |
Nickname Gauchos Uruguayos (English: Uruguayan Gauchos) Captain Josh Gadea-Hellyer, Nicolas Cama | ||
The Uruguay national rugby league team (Spanish: rugby league equipo nacional de Uruguay), nicknamed Gauchos Uruguayos (English: Uruguayan Gaucho), represents Uruguay in rugby league and made their debut at the first Latino Sevens on 17 October 2015.
Contents
History
Rugby League Has yet to be played on Uruguayan soil but efforts are in place to bring rugby league to Central and South America through the Latin Heat Rugby League. After the Latin Heat fielded enough Uruguayan players to make up a Rugby league sevens team so they entered into the first ever Latino Rugby League Sevens Tournament.
Current squad
The following is the Uruguayan team named for the 2015 Latino Sevens.
Michael Bolz (Tweed Coast Raiders, NSW)
Matty Booth (Bondi United, NSW)
Javier Britos (CVD Cobras, NSW)
Matt Cama
Nicholas Cama (Wyong, NSW)
Noah Cama (Naraweena Hawks, NSW)
Miguel Falcon
Josh Gadea-Hellyer
Chris Gee
Damian Gee
Adrian Gela
Adam Kungl (Coogee Randwick Wombats, NSW)
Michael Pizzorno
Andres Rossini (Mascot Jets, NSW)
Christopher Santander
Eduardo Vega
Record
Below is table of the representative rugby league matches played by Uruguay at test level up until 14 June 2016: