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The Uruguayan Clásico (Spanish: Clásico del fútbol uruguayo) is the most important rivalry in Uruguayan football and one of the best on the American continent. [1] It is contested between the two most popular football clubs in Uruguay, Club Nacional de Football and Club Atlético Peñarol (formerly known as CURCC), both based in Montevideo .
Peñarol is a Uruguayan professional rugby union team based in Montevideo. The team was founded in 2019 to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby and is the rugby section of the Peñarol sports club. With its participation, Peñarol became the first professional rugby club in Uruguay. [1]
The Uruguay national rugby union team (Spanish: Selección de rugby de Uruguay), nicknamed Los Teros, represents the Uruguayan Rugby Union in men's international rugby union. One of the older test sides in the world, Uruguay has qualified five times for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999, 2003, 2015, 2019 and most recently 2023. As of 10 July 2023 ...
List of Uruguay national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Uruguay national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match. [1] Note that the "position" column lists the position at which the player made his Test debut, not necessarily the position for which he is best known.
The Central Uruguay Railway company had operated in Uruguay since 1878, [2] with 118 employees, 72 British, 45 Uruguayan and one German. [15] The club was known as CURCC in the neighborhood of Peñarol—the latter from the Peñarol neighborhood, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Montevideo , [ 2 ] whose name in turn derived from an Italian city .
Rugby was introduced to Uruguay as early as the late 19th century, but did not really take off in formal terms until the mid-20th. The spur for this was Carlos E. Cat, [1] who helped establish the Club Championship in 1950, and would become the first president of the URU in January 1951. [1]
Uruguay has won an Olympic gold medal in 1924, and another one in 1928, which were considered the most important tournaments in football, before the FIFA World Cup began in 1930, hence the four stars on the Uruguayan jersey. The first World Cup, which Uruguay won, [1] was held in 1930 in Montevideo. The Estadio Centenario was built for the ...
The Uruguayan Rugby Union (Spanish: Unión de Rugby del Uruguay) is the governing body for rugby union in Uruguay. Foundation and affiliation.