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2019 Rugby World Cup Warm-up Matches
In 2019, some rugby union national teams played matches in preparation for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The matches saw New Zealand lose first place in the World Rugby Rankings, initially to Wales, and eventually to Ireland. Fixtures 22 June Notes: * Pablo Miejimolle (Spain) made his international debut. * This was Spain's largest winning margin over Uruguay, surpassing the 17-point difference set in 2016. 13 July Notes: * Fiji's win ended a 16-match losing streak against the Maori All Blacks, dating back to 1957. 20 July 10 August Notes: * Mike Haley and Jean Kleyn (both Ireland) and Callum Braley and Marco Riccioni (both Italy) made their international debuts. * Marco Zanon withdrew at the last moment due to injury, being replaced by the wing/ fullback Matteo Minozzi. 11 August Notes: * Willi Heinz, Lewis Ludlam, Joe Marchant, and Jack Singleton (all England) made their international debuts. * Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) became his country's most-capped player wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century. Rugby is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an Rugby ball, oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped Goal (sports)#Structure, goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people regardless of gender, age or size. In 2023, there were more than 10 million people playing worldwide, of whom 8.4 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mélé
David Mélé (born 22 October 1985) is a rugby union coach most recently for Leicester Tigers. He was previously a professional player for Perpignan in two spells; Leicester, Toulouse and Grenoble; and represented internationally. His primary position was scrum-half but also regularly featured at fly half. Career Born in Narbonne, France, Mélé started his career with Perpignan in 2006. He won the French Top 14 Championship with them in 2009. In 2013 he joined Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby for two seasons before returning to France to play for Stade Toulousain. In 2018 he returned to Perpignan for a second spell after also playing for Grenoble. He made his debut on 10 March 2019 against Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ..., and went o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Manuel Gaminara
Juan Manuel Gaminara (born 1 May 1989) is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Personal Gaminara was educated at The British Schools of Montevideo. Honours ;Uruguay U20 * World Rugby Under 20 Trophy: 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ... References External links * 1989 births Living people Uruguayan rugby union players Uruguay international rugby union players Place of birth missing (living people) Rugby union flankers People educated at The British Schools of Montevideo 2015 Rugby World Cup players 2019 Rugby World Cup players 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen {{Uruguay-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Civetta
Santiago Civetta Ponce de Leon (born 28 February 1998) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who generally plays as a Flanker represents Uruguay internationally. He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup The 2019 Rugby World Cup () was the ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It was hosted in Japan from 20 September to 2 November in 12 venues all across the country. The opening matc ... which was held in Japan for the first time and also marked his first World Cup appearance. Career He made his international debut for Uruguay against Argentina XV in a World Cup warm-up match on 23 February 2019. He also works as rugby teacher at The British Schools of Montevideo International tries ''As of 20 November 2021'' References External links * 1998 births Living people Uruguayan rugby union players Uruguay international rugby union players Rugby union flankers Rugby union pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Diana
Manuel Diana Olaso (born 7 March 1996) is a Uruguayan rugby union player, currently playing for Súper Liga Americana de Rugby side Peñarol. He previousl played as a number eight for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents Uruguay internationally. Diana attended Stella Maris College and the University of Montevideo. He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ... for the first time and also marked his first World Cup appearance. Career He made his international debut for Uruguay against Argentina XV on 11 February 2017. Notes References External links * 1996 births Living people Uruguayan rugby union players Uruguay international r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agustín Ormaechea
Agustín Ormaechea (born 8 March 1991) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. He currently plays for Stade Montois at the Rugby Pro D2. Ormaechea started his career in Uruguay playing for Carrasco Polo Club. In June 2013, he moved to France to play for Stade Montois. International career Ormaechea has earned 14 caps for Uruguay, since 2011, with 3 tries and 17 penalties scored. He is involved in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In 2015, he played Rugby World Cup with Uruguay. Ormaechea has also played sevens for Uruguay. In 2011, he played rugby sevens at the Pan American Games. In 2013, Ormaechea was part of Uruguay's squad for the |
Rodrigo Silva (rugby Union)
Rodrigo Silva (born 2 November 1992) is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half and a fullback for the Austin Gilgronis in Major League Rugby (MLR). Career He previously played for Carrasco Polo Club at the Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby. He has 18 caps for Uruguay, since his debut in 2012, with 3 tries scored, 15 points on aggregate. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup The IRB 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was .... He played in all the four games, without scoring. References External links * 1992 births Living people Austin Gilgronis players Uruguayan expatriate rugby union players in the United States Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union scrum-halves Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games Rugby union p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Freitas (rugby Union)
Nicolás Freitas Alleges (born 3 July 1993) is a Uruguayan professional rugby union player. He currently plays for Vannes in the French Pro D2 The Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division Top 14. Rugby Pro D2 was introduced in 2000. It .... In January 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Argentine side Jaguares. References External links * 1993 births Living people Uruguayan rugby union players Uruguay international rugby union players Jaguares (Super Rugby) players Place of birth missing (living people) Peñarol Rugby players Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Rugby Club Vannes players Rugby union players from Montevideo 2019 Rugby World Cup players 2023 Rugby World Cup players Uruguayan expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen {{Uruguay-rugb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leandro Leivas
Leandro Leivas (born 6 July 1988) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR). He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Leivas learned to play rugby at Stella Maris College. At the time of the 2015 Rugby World Cup he was working as a blacksmith and farrier. On 11 December 2018, he signed with professional Canadian club Toronto Arrows for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Honours ;Uruguay U20 * World Rugby Under 20 Trophy: 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ... References External links * 1988 births Living people Expatriate rugby union players in Canada Place of birth missing (living people) Uruguay international rugby union players Uruguayan expatriate rugby union play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastón Mieres
Gastón Mieres (born 5 October 1989 in Punta del Este, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays for Canadian club Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR) and the Uruguay national rugby union team Los Teros as a fullback. Career Mieres began playing rugby at a young age for Lobos, the only rugby team in his birthplace of Punta del Este, Uruguay. Due to his great speed and footwork, as well as a remarkable skill for tackling he was selected to play for the national youth teams throughout every category. In 2010, he received his first full cap for the first team of Los Teros and then went on to alternate between Los Teros XV's team and the 7's team, depending on each's calendar. Mieres began playing professionally in 2014 for Rugby Club Valpolicella of Verona, Italy of the second tier of the Italian Rugby Union championship, after outstanding performances in several test matches and the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifyings. He has played at the 2011 Rugby World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Rugby Union
The Argentine Rugby Union (, abbreviated "UAR") is the governing body for rugby union in Argentina. It is a member of World Rugby, with a seat on that body's Executive Council, and a founding member of Sudamérica Rugby. The UAR organises all the national teams, including Argentina national rugby union team, Senior (''Pumas''), Argentina national under-20 rugby union team, U-20 (''Pumitas''), Argentina XV national rugby union team, Argentina XV, Argentina national rugby sevens team, Sevens and Women's squads and the franchise Jaguares (Super Rugby), Jaguares that participates in SANZAAR's Super Rugby competition. History Origins The first rugby match in Argentina was played in 1873, in the Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground sited in Palermo, Buenos Aires. Only 24 players (all of them were England, English) could meet to contest the match. The teams were named ''Bancos'' ("Banks" in Spanish) and ''Ciudad'' ("City") and formed with 11 and 13 players respectively. That same year, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Anselmi
Federico Anselmi (born 29 August 1982) is a rugby union referee who represents the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR). He also is a referee for Major League Rugby in North America. Refereeing career Anselmi is a referee on the Sevens World Series circuit, haven made his debut during the 2009 Dubai Sevens - 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. He is a referee on the seven circuit and was rewarded with a place on the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens referee panel. Since 2010 he has tried to develop into a world class 15's referee but couldn't, and on 27 October 2012 he made his 15's debut, refereeing the Round 2 final of the Americas 2015 Rugby World Cup qualification between Brazil and Paraguay. He has since gone on to referee more competitive matches, most notable the Canada vs Māori All Blacks match on 3 November 2013. In June 2014, he was on the referring panel for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship, where he refereed 4 matches, 2 of which came in the knock-out stages; South Africa U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
