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Uruguay Prepare for Argentine Provincial Championship

In an effort to aid the development of rugby in the region Argentina have invited Uruguay’s second selection, the Uruguay XV to compete in Argentina’s national provincial championship, the Torneo Argentino de Uniones. The historical opportunity provides Uruguay with a means of developing more players to a higher level.

The Uruguay XV will participate in Zone B of the second division with the possibility of promotion to Zone A for 2016. Joining the Uruguay XV will be five other teams – Lagos del Sur, San Juan, Oeste de Buenos Aires, Unión del Sur de Buenos Aires and Chubut.

Competing for the Uruguay XV will be various young players who are considered possibilities for the future for Los Teros. Also included are some players who represented Uruguay at the ongoing Rugby World Cup in England and Wales.

The Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (Uruguayan Rugby Union – URU) has also named Guzmán Barreiro as the team’s head coach. Aged just 33 Barreiro led Old Christians Club to the Uruguayan national title earlier this year. He is to begin training on Wednesday and do so with the support of Uruguay’s senior coaching staff.

The Uruguay XV will debut on October 31 facing Lagos del Sur in an away fixture in Bariloche before hosting San Juan one week later. This fixture will take place on November 7 at Carrasco Polo club in Montevideo and will act to close the Valentín Martínez tournament.

Uruguay’s third match will be on November 14 in the city of Junín against the Unión del Oeste de Buenos Aires (Western Buenos Aires Rugby Union). On November 21 the Uruguayans will face the Unión del Sur de Buenos Aires (Southern Buenos Aires Union) in a round four match away in Bahía Blanca. Finally the Uruguay XV will play home against Southern province Chubut, a match to be played at the Paysandú Golf Club, the home of Trébol Rugby, with the stated objective of expanding rugby across all of Uruguay.

The winner of the Zone B will face the bottom placed finisher from the Zone A with the winner playing in the Zone A in 2016 and the loser in the Zone B.

Los Teros Head Coach Pablo Lemoine told reporters “Guzmán will be the Uruguay XV Head Coach following the line of integrating clubs to the activities of the URU. He is a young, technical coach and one with a lot of capabilities. He has done a great job at Old Christians”.

As a player Guzmán Barreiro defended the colors of Old Christians from 2002-2010, retiring at the young age of just 28. He played for Los Teros at the Under 19 Junior World Trophy in Chile in 2001 and in the under 21 South American Championships in 2002  2003.

His coaching career began at the Colegio St Andrews whom he trained from 2002-2005 while he also coached both Monte VI (2007) and Stella Maris (2008-2010). In addition Barreiro also coached the Old Christians under 19s from 2006-2011 and since 2012 coached the senior side.

Player Position Club
Marcelo La Cava Front-row Old Boys
Carlos Pombo Front-row Old Boys
Rafael Mones Front-row Seminario
Matías de Oliveira Front-row Seminario
Facundo Gattas Front-row Lobos
Diego Arbelo Front-row Círculo de Tenis
Juan Etcheverria Front-row Old Christians
Mateo Sanguinetti Front-row Los Cuervos
German Kessler Front-row Los Cuervos
Diego Ayala Second-row Montevideo Cricket
Ignacio Dotti Second-row Los Cuervos
Franco Lamanna Second-row Carrasco Polo
Eric Dosantos Second-row Lobos
Joaquín Dell’Acqua Back-row Montevideo Cricket
Juan Diego Eirea Back-row Los Cuervos
Gonzalo Soto Back-row Carrasco Polo
Leandro Segredo Back-row Old Christians
Alvaro Crovetto Back-row Trébol
Lukas Lacoste Back-row Trébol
Fernando Bascou Back-row PSG
Agustín Alonso Back-row Montevideo Cricket
Martín Stefani Scrumhalf Old Boys
Gastón Nicolás Scrumhalf Montevideo Cricket
Martín Secco Fly half Los Cuervos
Manuel Blengio Fly half Old Christians
Alberto Román Center PSG
Pedro Deal Center Old Boys
Facundo Klappenbach Center Champagnat
Marcos Brovetto Center Montevideo Cricket
Juan Andres Prieroni Center Los Cuervos
Nicolás Freitas Center Carrasco Polo
José Serrato Back-three Ceibos
Andres Rocco Back-three Old Boys
Juan Pablo Risso Back-three Montevideo Cricket
Santiago Martínez Back-three Carrasco Polo
Tomás Etcheverry Back-three Carrasco Polo
Ignacio García Back-three PSG
Mauro Daverio Back-three Montevideo Cricket

 

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