{"id":751755,"date":"2026-06-21T23:45:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/751755\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T23:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:45:15","slug":"uruguay-include-new-blood-on-roster-for-nations-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/751755\/","title":{"rendered":"Uruguay Include New Blood on Roster for Nations Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uruguay has included new blood on its roster for the Nations Cup. The selection means Manuel Leindekar will not lead Uruguay next month. Los Teros will play three home matches at the Estadio Charr\u00faa in Montevideo, taking-on Georgia, Romania and Hong Kong over consecutive weekends.<\/p>\n

New blood includes the uncapped M\u00e1ximo Lamelas. He is the son of Diego Lamelas who played for Uruguay at Rugby World Cups 1999 and 2003. M\u00e1ximo Lamelas is one of fifteen uncapped players on the 33-man Uruguayan roster for July.<\/p>\n

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\"\"NOT SELECTED<\/p>\n

Uruguay\u2019s roster comes without regulars from Rugby World Cup 2023 and players who are positioned as premier Uruguayan rugby names.<\/p>\n

Part of the explanation comes down to injuries. Hookers Germ\u00e1n Kessler (knee) and Guillermo Pujadas (spinal) are both out following recent surgeries. Props Ignacio P\u00e9culo (cervical) and Francisco Su\u00e1rez (shoulder) are also sidelined for up to six and eight months respectively.<\/p>\n

Another factor is the World Rugby u20 Championship. The core of the U20 youth team (Los Teritos) is tied up with their own World Rugby Championship concurrently which means the senior squad has integrated a hybrid group of veterans and amateur club standouts \u2014 such as Lucas Porcelli, Mateo Sosa, and Alfonso Vidal.<\/p>\n

The quest to build depth for Rugby World Cup 2027 and the long professional European club season also combine for missing names. Examples include Manuel Leindekar, Santiago Arata, Santiago Civetta, Carlos Deus, Felipe Etcheverry, Santiago \u00c1lvarez, Bautista Basso, Baltazar Amaya and Andr\u00e9s Vilaseca.<\/p>\n

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\"\"URUGUAY JULY FIXTURES \u2013 NATIONS CUP<\/p>\n

JULY 04 \"\"VS\"\"<\/p>\n

JULY 11 \"\"VS\"\"<\/p>\n

JULY 18 \"\"VS\"\"<\/p>\n

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\"\"URUGUAY ROSTER \u2013 FORWARDS<\/p>\n

LOOSE HEAD PROP
Santiago Cagnone (Sporting Mar del Plata, AR, uncapped)
Mateo\u00a0Perillo (Pe\u00f1arol, 8 caps)
Mateo Sanguinetti (Pe\u00f1arol, 96 caps)<\/p>\n

HOOKER
M\u00e1ximo Lamelas (Alumni, AR, uncapped)
Joaquin Myszka (Pe\u00f1arol, 6 caps)<\/p>\n

TIGHT HEAD PROP
Santiago Martirene (Carrasco Polo, uncapped)
Reinaldo Piussi (Pe\u00f1arol, 16 caps)<\/p>\n

SECOND-ROW
Felipe Aliaga (Pe\u00f1arol, 22 caps)
Bautista Cat (Pe\u00f1arol, uncapped)
Ignacio Dotti (Belenenses, PT, 72 caps)
Manuel Rosmarino (Pe\u00f1arol, 2 caps)<\/p>\n

FLANKER
Manuel Ardao (Pe\u00f1arol, 38 caps)
Lucas Bianchi (Pe\u00f1arol, 26 caps)
Germ\u00e1n Kigel (Los Cuervos, uncapped)
Lucas Porcelli (Ceibos, uncapped)<\/p>\n

N8
Manuel Diana (Pe\u00f1arol, 53 caps)
Mateo Sosa (Los Cuervos, uncapped)
Arturo Ten Hoever (OMR Marcq, FR, uncapped)<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Prensa URU<\/p>\n

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\"\"URUGUAY ROSTER \u2013 BACKS<\/p>\n

SCRUM-HALF
Jean Cotarmanac\u2019h (Vannes, FR, 2 caps)
Pedro Hoblog (Los Teros 7\u2019s, uncapped)
Ignacio Rodr\u00edguez Bosch (Los Teros 7\u2019s, uncapped)<\/p>\n

FLY HALF
Ignacio \u00c1lvarez Akiki (Los Teros 7\u2019s, 13 caps)
\u00cdcaro Amarilla (Pe\u00f1arol, 8 caps)<\/p>\n

CENTER
Felipe Arcos P\u00e9rez (Pe\u00f1arol, 19 caps)
Ivan Peters (Los Teros 7\u2019s, uncapped)
Franco Scaldaferri (Colorno, IT, uncapped)
Joaquin Su\u00e1rez (Pe\u00f1arol, 9 caps)
Alfonso Vidal (Los Teros 7\u2019s, uncapped)<\/p>\n

WING
Juan Manuel Alonso (Pe\u00f1arol, 19 caps)
Francisco Gonz\u00e1lez Capdevila (SIC, AR, 2 caps)
Alfonso Perillo (Pe\u00f1arol, uncapped)<\/p>\n

FULLBACK
Juan Gonz\u00e1lez (Worcester Warriors, UK, 10 caps)
Francisco Landauer (Pe\u00f1arol, uncapped)<\/p>\n

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