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RWC 2023\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\nUruguay will compete at Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. Los Teros qualified as Sudamerica 1 by virtue of defeating Paraguay at the Semi Final stage and then beating Chile on aggregate in the Final. What is the outlook for Uruguay\u2019s player roster at Rugby World Cup 2027? This article analyzes the potential roster as by looking contemporarily and with an eye on the Australia-hosted tournament in late 2027.<\/p>\n
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TEROS PLAYERS OUT SINCE RWC 2023\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who will not be playing for Los Teros at Rugby World Cup 2027? There is a sizable number of players who have retired or are now out of the picture. Veteran prop Mat\u00edas Ben\u00edtez has retired as have second-rowers\u00a0Eric Dosantos and Diego Magno.<\/p>\n
In the backs, boyhood friends Agust\u00edn Ormaechea and Felipe Berchesi are no longer playing for Los Teros. They played at Rugby World Cups 2015, 2019 and 2023. The versatile Tom\u00e1s Inciarte has not played for Uruguay for more than a year now and nor has Nicol\u00e1s Freitas. Lastly, wingers Rodrigo Silva and Gast\u00f3n Mieres have both retirned.<\/p>\n
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Cr\u00e9dito Foto: Prensa URU<\/p>\n
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The following table displays Uruguay\u2019s top players across three line-ups. The players included are based on roster selection and team lists under Rodolfo Ambrosio over the past year.<\/p>\n
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\nTEAM 1
\nTEAM 2
\nTEAM 3<\/p>\n
1
\nMateo Sanguinetti
\nFrancisco Su\u00e1rez
\nMateo Perillo<\/p>\n
2
\nGerm\u00e1n Kessler
\nGuillermo Pujadas
\nFacundo Gatas<\/p>\n
3
\nIgnacio P\u00e9culo
\nReinaldo Piussi
\nDiego Arbelo<\/p>\n
4
\nFelipe Aliaga
\nIgnacio Dotti
\nFederico\u00a0de Los Santos *<\/p>\n
5
\nManuel Leindekar
\nJuan Manuel Rodr\u00edguez
\nAgust\u00edn Morales *<\/p>\n
6
\nManuel Ardao
\nSantiago Civetta
\nManuel Rosmarino<\/p>\n
7
\nLucas Bianchi
\nFranco Bertini *
\nFrancisco Gallo *<\/p>\n
8
\nManuel Diana
\nCarlos Deus
\nArturo Ten Hoever *<\/p>\n
9
\nSantiago Arata
\nSantiago \u00c1lvarez
\nJuan Manuel Taffernaberry<\/p>\n
10
\nFelipe Etcheverry
\n\u00cdcaro Amarillo
\nFrancisco Landauer *<\/p>\n
11
\nBaltazar Amaya
\nIgnacio \u00c1lvarez Akiki
\nDiego Ardao<\/p>\n
12
\nAndr\u00e9s Vilaseca
\nJoaquin Su\u00e1rez
\nJuan Zuccarino<\/p>\n
13
\nFelipe Arcos P\u00e9rez
\nJuan Manuel Alonso
\nAlonso Perillo Albarracin<\/p>\n
14
\nBautista Basso
\nIgnacio Facciolo
\nMateo Vi\u00f1als<\/p>\n
15
\nJuan Gonzalez
\nJuan Bautista Hontou
\nJusto Ferrario *<\/p>\n
* denotes player is uncapped.<\/p>\n
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MOST STARTS OVER PAST YEAR\u00a0<\/p>\n
Under Ambrosio the captaincy has passed from Andr\u00e9s Vilaseca to Manuel Leindekar. This was initially due to injury but is now permanent. Leindekar captained a relatively stable Uruguay side in the 2024 November Internationals against Spain<\/a> in Madrid, Japan<\/a> in France and Romania<\/a> in Bucharest.<\/p>\n The tour saw opportunities with Facundo Gattas, Germ\u00e1n Kessler, Manuel Ardao, Santiago Arata, Tom\u00e1s Inciarte, Felipe Etcheverry, Nicol\u00e1s Freitas and Andr\u00e9s Vilaseca all out<\/a>. As a result, Santiago \u00c1lvarez was the goal-kicker and starting scrum-half. Ignacio \u00c1lvarez Akiki was fly half against Spain and \u00cdcaro Amarillo took over against Japan and Romania.<\/p>\n Felipe Arcos P\u00e9rez and Bautista Basso were constants in the backline while flankers Santiago Civetta and Lucas Bianchi and front-rowers\u00a0Mateo Sanguinetti, Guillermo Pujadas, and Ignacio Peculo started every match.<\/p>\n Uruguay faced Romania at home<\/a> and Argentina away<\/a> in July 2025. Twelve players started both matches for Los Teros. Rotation followed with more opportunities and some position shifting for the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers against Paraguay in Asunci\u00f3n<\/a> and Montevideo<\/a>. Notwithstanding, backs Santiago \u00c1lvarez, Ignacio \u00c1lvarez Akiki Bautista Basso and Juan Gonz\u00e1lez started all four of these matches.<\/p>\n Finally, Ambrosio fielded fourteen of the same fifteen starting matches in Uruguay\u2019s Rugby World Cup against Chile in Santiago<\/a> and Montevideo<\/a>. The only change to the starting XV was Baltazar Amaya playing wing away and Ignacio \u00c1lvarez Akiki starting at home. The change was injury motivated. The series also saw Uruguay with access to all players which notably saw Santiago Arata back from Castres.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Rugby World Cup 2011 featured 30-men per roster. The number increased to 31 for Rugby World Cups 2015 and 2019. The number increased to 33 for Rugby World Cup 2023. 33 is therefore the number used in this article to piece together Los Teros\u2019 selection radar for Australia 2027.<\/p>\n Ambrosio selected a 36-man roster for the July Internationals<\/a>. It contained five props, three hookers, five second-rowers, six back-rowers, two scrum-halves, three fly halves, four centers, three wingers and three fullbacks. Within the roster there were also utility players and this continued with changes for RWC Qualifying. This has been taken into account when compiling the selection radar as displayed in the following table.<\/p>\n POS LH HK TH LO FL +\/ N8 SH FH CE WI +\/ FB POS = Position \u00a0<\/p>\n Rugby World Cup 2023 featured four pools of five teams each. Rugby World Cup 2027 will feature an even number of four teams per pool spread across six pools. One result of the expansion is that teams from the same pool will be able to play on the same day.<\/p>\n The ability to evenly spread matches will decrease the need for teams to rotate or juggle their players during the group stage. As such, teams ought to, in theory, be able to field their top line-up throughout the pool stage with few rather than many changes.<\/p>\n Uruguay\u2019s Rugby World Cup 2019 campaign saw matches against Fiji on September 25<\/a> and Georgia on September 29<\/a>. Thirteen Uruguay players started both matches. The searing heat of Kumagaya forced water breaks during Georgia vs Uruguay at the midpoint of each half for the first time in the tournament. With only three days rest following their historic win over Fiji, Los Teros simply could not summon the strength to compete with the power of the Lelo forwards.<\/p>\n # 1 2 3 4 5![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rugby-World-Cup-2027-logo-231x300.png\"){kind=logo}
RWC 2027 SELECTION RADAR<\/p>\n
\nQTY
\nPLAYERS
\nSTAND-BY<\/p>\n
\n2
\nMateo Sanguinetti, Francisco Su\u00e1rez
\nMateo Perillo<\/p>\n
\n3
\nGerm\u00e1n Kessler, Guillermo Pujadas, Facundo Gattas
\nJoaqu\u00edn Myszka<\/p>\n
\n3
\nReinaldo Piussi, Ignacio P\u00e9culo, Diego Arbelo
\nFrancisco Su\u00e1rez Folch<\/p>\n
\n4
\nManuel Leindekar, Felipe Aliaga, Ignacio Dotti, Juan Manuel Rodriguez
\nFederico\u00a0de Los Santos<\/p>\n
\n6
\nManuel Ardao, Lucas Bianchi, Manuel Diana, Santiago Civetta, Carlos Deus, Manuel Rosmarino
\nFranco Bertini<\/p>\n
\n3
\nSantiago Arata, Santiago \u00c1lvarez, Juan Manuel Tafernaberry
\nPedro Hoblog<\/p>\n
\n3
\nFelipe Etcheverry, \u00cdcaro Amarillo, Francisco Landauer
\nJuan Zuccarino<\/p>\n
\n5
\nFelipe Arcos P\u00e9rez, Andr\u00e9s Vilaseca, Juan Manuel Alonso, Joaqu\u00edn Su\u00e1rez, Alfonso Perillo Albarracin
\nSantiago Gini<\/p>\n
\n4
\nBaltazar Amaya, Bautista Basso, Juan Gonz\u00e1lez, Ignacio \u00c1lvarez Akiki
\nIgnacio Facciolo<\/p>\n
QTY = Quantity<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Australia-2027-logo-202x300.png\"){kind=logo}
URUGUAY\u2019S PROJECTED RWC 2027 LINE-UP<\/p>\n
\nPLAYER
\nTEAM
\nPOSITION
\nCAPS<\/p>\n
\nMateo Sanguinetti
\nPe\u00f1arol
\nLH
\n96<\/p>\n
\nGerm\u00e1n Kessler
\nRouen Normandie (FR)
\nHK
\n72<\/p>\n
\nReinaldo Piussi
\nunattached (Miami Sharks<\/a>)
\nTH
\n14<\/p>\n
\nFelipe Aliaga
\nPe\u00f1arol
\nLO
\n20<\/p>\n
\nManuel Leindekar (capt.)
\nOyonnax (FR)
\nLO
\n43<\/p>\n