Agustín Ormaechea (born 8 March 1991) is a

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player who plays as a scrum-half. He currently plays for

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at the

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. Ormaechea started his career in

playing for Carrasco Polo Club. In June 2013, he moved to

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to play for

International career

Ormaechea has earned 14 caps for

, since 2011, with 3 tries and 17 penalties scored. He is involved in the

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. In 2015, he played Rugby World Cup with Uruguay. Ormaechea has also played sevens for Uruguay. In 2011, he played rugby sevens at the

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.Ficha Agustín Ormaechea
In 2013, Ormaechea was part of Uruguay's squad for the

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Personal life

He is son of Uruguayan former rugby union footballer

Diego Ormaechea Diego Ormaechea (born 19 July 1959) is a former Uruguayan rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a number eight. Ormaechea is considered the greatest Uruguayan rugby player of all time. His contribution to rugby has been signific ...

, who is considered the greatest Uruguayan rugby union footballer of all time, and holds the record of being the oldest player ever to play in the

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in 1999.

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* 1991 births Living people Uruguayan people of Basque descent Uruguayan rugby union players Uruguay international rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves Stade Montois players Rugby union players from Montevideo Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in France Uruguayan expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Stade Niçois players {{uruguay-rugbyunion-bio-stub