Uruguay national rugby league team
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.[1]
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| Team information | ||||||
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| Nickname | Gauchos Uruguayos (English: Uruguayan Gauchos) | |||||
| Governing body | - | |||||
| Region | - | |||||
| Head coach | Paul Franze | |||||
| Captain | Angel Morrison III | |||||
| Most caps | - | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Julio Toledo | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Julio Toledo | |||||
| IRL ranking | 46th | |||||
| Uniforms | ||||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First international | ||||||
 Hungary 50–4 Uruguay  (Sydney, Australia; 4 Feb 2017) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| Hungary 50–4 Uruguay (Sydney, Australia; 4 Feb 2017) | ||||||
| World Cup | ||||||
| Appearances | -0 (first time in -) | |||||
| Best result | - | |||||
History
| Official rankings as of 30 June 2024 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  |
 Australia |
100 |
| 2 | |
 New Zealand |
82 |
| 3 | |
 England |
80 |
| 4 | |
 Samoa |
67 |
| 5 | |
 Tonga |
49 |
| 6 |  1 |
 Fiji |
49 |
| 7 |  1 |
 Papua New Guinea |
47 |
| 8 | |
 France |
28 |
| 9 | |
 Lebanon |
22 |
| 10 | |
 Cook Islands |
20 |
| 11 | |
 Serbia |
19 |
| 12 | |
 Netherlands |
17 |
| 13 | |
 Italy |
15 |
| 14 | 1 |
 Greece |
15 |
| 15 | 1 |
 Malta |
14 |
| 16 | |
 Ireland |
14 |
| 17 | |
 Wales |
13 |
| 18 | |
 Jamaica |
10 |
| 19 | |
 Scotland |
9 |
| 20 | |
 Ukraine |
7 |
| 21 | |
 Czech Republic |
7 |
| 22 | |
 Germany |
6 |
| 23 | 3 |
 Chile |
6 |
| 24 | |
 Poland |
6 |
| 25 | 3 |
 Norway |
6 |
| 26 | 1 |
 Kenya |
5 |
| 27 | 4 |
 Philippines |
5 |
| 28 | 3 |
 South Africa |
4 |
| 29 | |
 Nigeria |
4 |
| 30 | |
 Ghana |
4 |
| 31 | 2 |
 United States |
4 |
| 32 | 4 |
 Montenegro |
4 |
| 33 | 2 |
 Brazil |
3 |
| 34 | 2 |
 Turkey |
3 |
| 35 | 7 |
 North Macedonia |
3 |
| 36 | 2 |
 Bulgaria |
3 |
| 37 | 2 |
 Cameroon |
2 |
| 38 | 1 |
 Spain |
2 |
| 39 | 1 |
 Japan |
1 |
| 40 | 1 |
 Albania |
1 |
| 41 | 5 |
 Canada |
1 |
| 42 | 2 |
 Colombia |
1 |
| 43 | 2 |
 El Salvador |
1 |
| 44 | 1 |
 Morocco |
1 |
| 45 |  |
 Russia |
0 |
| 46 | 2 |
 Sweden |
0 |
| 47 | 2 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 |
| 48 | 2 |
Hungary |
0 |
| 49 | 3 |
 Argentina |
0 |
| 50 | |
 Hong Kong |
0 |
| 51 | 3 |
 Solomon Islands |
0 |
| 52 | 5 |
 Niue |
0 |
| 53 | 1 |
 Latvia |
0 |
| 54 | 1 |
 Denmark |
0 |
| 55 | 6 |
 Belgium |
0 |
| 56 | 1 |
 Estonia |
0 |
| 57 | 6 |
 Vanuatu |
0 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT | |||
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:
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 20 | -16 |
| Colombia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Salvador |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 14 | 22 | -8 |
| Hungary |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 50 | -46 |
 Peru |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 34 | 22 | +12 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 50% | 98 | 68 | -30 |