Uruguay get a taste of Amaya for November Tour

A late addition has been made to Los Teros roster for the upcoming November tour to Europe. Uruguay will begin their tour against Georgia on Sunday, November 06 and do so with Baltazar Amaya added to the roster.

A stand-out performer for Peñarol, Amaya offers depth to the outside backs and to the mid-field. Whether he is playing at fullback, wing or in the centers, Amaya is a player that adds to Uruguay’s attacking threats.

The roster contains three names considered mid-field specialists in Juan Manuel Alonso, Felipe Arcos Pérez and captain Andrés Vilaseca. Nicolás Freitas moves between center, and wing depsnding on the needs of the team, while and the uncapped Juan Zuccarino is included as an option for center and fly half.

There are minimal options in the outside backs. With just three on the initial roster it appeared that Freitas was selected to play wing. He and veterans Gastón Mieres, and Rodrigo Silva were the only names included for wing and fullback. Amaya and Freitas mean there are four with Alonso possibly also being considered.

Los Teros will begin their test series against Georgia in Tbilisi on November 6. They then travel to Bucharest to play Romania for a third time this year on November 13 Their final opponent will be Tonga, also in Bucharest, on November 19.

 

NOVEMBER INTERNATIONALS 2022 – URUGUAY ROSTER

LOOSEHEAD PROP
Matías Benítez (Champagnat) 41 caps
Juan Echeverría (Old Christians) 61 caps
Mateo Sanguinetti (Los Cuervos) 74 caps

HOOKER
Facundo Gattas (Old Glory DC, US) 37 caps
Germán Kessler (Provence, FR) 57 caps
Guillermo Pujadas (Champagnat) 22 caps

TIGHTHEAD PROP
Mathias Franco (PSG) 2 caps
Ignacio Péculo (Old Christians) 8 caps
Reinaldo Piussi (Carrasco Polo) uncapped

SECOND ROW
Felipe Aliaga (Los Ceibos) 3 caps
Ignacio Dotti (Los Cuervos) 55 caps
Manuel Leindekar (Bayonne, FR) 23 caps
Diego Magno (MVCC) 101 caps

BACK ROW
Manuel Ardao (Old Christians) 18 caps
Lucas Bianchi (Los Cuervos) 4 caps
Santiago Civetta (Old Boys) 20 caps
Manuel Diana (Old Christians) 33 caps
Eric Dosantos (Lobos) 12 caps

SCRUMHALF
Santiago Álvarez (Carrasco Polo) 2 caps
Tomás Inciarte (Old Christians) 26 caps

FLYHALF
Felipe Berchesi (Dax, FR) 41 caps
Felipe Etcheverry (Carrasco Polo) 15 caps
Juan Zuccarino (MVCC) uncapped

MIDFIELD
Juan Manuel Alonso (MVCC) 4 caps
Felipe Arcos Pérez (Old Boys) 6 caps
Andrés Vilaseca (capt., Vannes, FR) 70 caps

OUTSIDE BACKS
Baltazar Amaya (Old Boys) 4 caps
Nicolás Freitas (Vannes, FR) 50 caps
Gastón Mieres (Lobos) 80 caps
Rodrigo Silva (Carrasco Polo) 73 caps