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Uruguay U20s depart today for the Junior World Trophy in Romania. Head Coach Mario Lamé has named a 26-man roster to compete in the competition which starts on August 28.
The prestigious World Rugby event will be played in Bucharest, Romania from August 28 – September 09. Uruguay is to be one of eight competitors and will play for matches.
September 09 is to be finals day with teams playing against an opponent based on how they perform in the group stage. Uruguay will face Fiji, Canada, and Portugal in pool play. The other pool consists of Romania, Samoa, Hong Kong, and Namibia.
URUGUAY ROSTER
Joaquín Jaunsolo, Emiliano Faccennini, Reinaldo Piussi, Joaquín García, Martín Darracq, James Mccubbin, Juan Garese, Santiago Civetta, Manuel Ardao, Juan Juan Nicola, Matías D’Avanzo, Juan Cattivelli, Manuel Portela, Alfonso Costa, Valentín Grille, Baltasar Amaya, Alfonso Cat, César Riviere, Felipe Aliaga, Maxime Sonneveld, Mateo Viñals, José Iruleguy, Nicolás Buysan, Francisco Martirena, Faustino Etchegorry, Juan Francisco Torres
URUGUAY’S FIXTURES
August 28 Uruguay vs Fiji
September 01 Uruguay vs Canada
September 05 Uruguay vs Portugal
September 09 Uruguay vs TBC
