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Today sees Uruguay’s preparations for international competition in 2019 officially underway. Uruguay Begin their 2019 regime today at the High Performance Training Center at the Estadio Charrúa with new names and a few surprises.
The 33 players training today under coach Esteban Meneses include returnees Mario Sagario, Nicolás Freitas, and Gonzalo Soto Mera. Sagario and Soto Mera last played for Los Teros in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship, while Freitas has recovered from shoulder surgery.
Also included are six of Uruguay’s newly-contracted Major League Rugby players. They are Mateo Sanguinetti, Diego Magno, Alejandro Nieto, Rodrigo Silva, Leandro Leivas, and Gastón Mieres. All are to travel to North America over the coming days.
Left out for now are four additional MLR signings – Juan Echeverría, Ignacio Dotti, Santiago Arata, and Andrés Vilaseca. They have already departed Uruguay and are settling in ahead of the upcoming season.
There are six uncapped players in the squad. Teritos graduates Joaquín Jaunsolo, Felipe Aliaga, Santiago Civetta, Santiago Piñeyrúa, and Mateo Mari make their first appearances on a senior roster. Trébol second row Juan Manuel Rodríguez is named after playing for the Sudamérica XV in November, as does once-capped MVCC center Marcos Brovetto.
Uruguay’s first match of 2019 will be on January 24. In a unique contest Los Teros will play host to Argentine Super Rugby side Los Jaguares. For Uruguay it is to serve as a warm-up match for the 2019 ARC. Uruguay open their campaign against Canada in Montevideo on February 2.
FORWARDS
Joaquín Jaunsolo (Los Cuervos), Guillermo Pujadas (Champagnat), Juan Rombys (Trébol), Mario Sagario (Carrasco Polo), Mateo Sanguinetti (Houston SaberCats, US), Manuel Ardao (Old Christians), Germán Kessler (Los Cuervos), Felipe Aliaga (Los Ceibos), Diego Ayala (MVCC), Diego Magno (Houston SaberCats, US), Juan Manuel Rodríguez (Trébol), Santiago Civetta (Old Boys), Manuel Diana (Old Christians), Juan Manuel Gaminara (Old Boys), Alejandro Nieto (Houston SaberCats, US), Juan Diego Ormaechea (Carrasco Polo), Leandro Segredo (Old Christians), Gonzalo Soto Mera (Carrasco Polo)
BACKS
Tomás Inciarte (Old Christians), Santiago Piñeyrúa (Old Boys), Andrés De León (Old Christians), Rodrigo Silva (Austin Elite, US), Marcos Brovetto (MVCC), Juan Manuel Cat (Old Boys), Agustín Della Corte (Trebol), Mateo Mari (Seminario), Joaquín Prada (Los Cuervos), Federico Favaro (Old Christians), Nicolás Freitas (Carrasco Polo), Ignacio García (PSG), Leandro Leivas (Toronto Arrows, CA), Manuel Blengio (Old Christians), Gastón Mieres (Toronto Arrows)
