Uruguay at the Rugby World Cup
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Uruguay has competed in five Rugby World Cup tournaments: 1999, 2003, 2015, 2019, and 2023.
A huge success for them was qualifying for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. They won their pool fixture against Spain, finishing third in their pool.
They qualified for the World Cup again in 2003, and won their pool fixture against Georgia, 24–12.
Uruguay's qualification for the 2007 World Cup started in Americas Round 3a, where they were pooled with Argentina and Chile. After losing their first match 26 points to nil to Argentina, they defeated Chile 43–15 in Montevideo, which saw them enter Round 4, where they faced the USA. Uruguay lost on aggregate, and moved on to the repechage round as Americas 4. They played Portugal over two legs - losing the first in Lisbon and winning the second in Montevideo. Portugal qualified on aggregate points. They again failed to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup final tournament.
Uruguay qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. They did not win any games during the tournament.
Uruguay qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and won their opening game against Fiji 30–27.[1]
Nation | Number of appearances | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Streak | Best result |
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Uruguay | 5 | 1999 | 2023 | 2 | One win (1999, 2003, 2019, 2023) |