Uruguay too strong for Paraguay in South American Under 19s

The Uruguayan Under 19 team, Los Teritos, powered to a 44-0 win in the opening round of the South American Under 19s A Championship in Asunción, Paraguay.

Played at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, the home of the Unión de Rugby del Paraguay (Paraguayan Rugby Unon – URP) Los Teritos demonstrated their superiority in scoring eight tries and keeping the home sie scoreless. Uruguay’s tries were split with four either side of half time.

Paraguay
Ignacio Camacho, Federico González, Alexander Cáceres (Captain), Daniel González, Luis Distéfano, Joaquín Auge, Rodney Brizuela, Camilo Blasco, José Paredes, Francisco Bareiro, Sebastián Vázquez, Bernarndo Eulerich, Francisco Portillo, Jorge Cano, Emilio Gorostiaga

Head Coach: Eduardo Acosta

Uruguay
Bautista Mascia (captain), Rafael Olaso, Tomás Inciarte, Iñaki Ormaechea. Bruno Zeballos. Felipe Etcheverry, Santiago Arata, Manuel Diana, Matías Brignoni, Agustín Ortas, Lorenzo Surraco de los Reyes, Manuel Leindekar, Adrián Couto, Juan Chamyan, Agustín Sosa

Head Coach: Guillermo Storari

Photo Credit: Kevin Gorostiaga

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