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2017 SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
URUGUAY
Head Coach: Esteban Meneses
Captain: Juan Manuel Gaminara
FIXTURES
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | RESULT |
| 2017-05-13 | Paraguay | Estadio Héroes de Curupayti, Asunción | 45-19 |
| 2017-05-20 | Brazil | Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | 41-27 |
| 2017-05-27 | Chile | Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | 27-11 |
CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE
| TEAM | GP | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP | PTS |
| Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 57 | +56 | 2 | 14 |
| Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 44 | +48 | 1 | 9 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 62 | +32 | 2 | 6 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 168 | -136 | 0 | 0 |
ROSTER
| NAME | POS | HGT | WGT | DOB | CAPS | CLUB |
| Benítez, Matías | LH | 1.81 5-11 |
115 255 |
May 16 1988 |
11 | Champagnat |
| Sanguinetti, Mateo | LH | 1.86 6-1 |
105 230 |
Jul 26 1992 |
36 | Los Cuervos |
| Espiga, Martín | HO | 1.81 5-11 |
95 210 |
Feb 21 1985 |
32 | Old Christians |
| Gattas, Facundo | HO | 1.83 6-0 |
115 255 |
Jul 2 1995 |
17 | Lobos |
| Kessler, Germán | HO | 1.85 6-1 |
105 230 |
Jul 1 1994 |
25 | Los Cuervos |
| Echeverría, Juan | TH | 1.75 5-9 |
114 250 |
Oct 9 1991 |
24 | Old Christians |
| Sagario, Mario | TH | 1.86 6-1 |
116 255 |
Jun 29 1986 |
60 | Carrasco Polo |
| Dotti, Ignacio | LO | 1.96 6-5 |
105 230 |
Aug 18 1994 |
19 | Los Cuervos |
| Leindekar, Manuel | LO | 2.03 6-8 |
115 255 |
Apr 23 1997 |
– | Oyonnax (FR) |
| Magno, Diego | LO | 1.88 6-2 |
106 235 |
Apr 27 1989 |
68 | MVCC |
| Gaminara, Juan Manuel | FL | 1.71 5-7 |
95 210 |
May 1 1989 |
41 | Old Boys |
| Hernández, Santiago | FL | 1.85 6-1 |
95 210 |
May 18 1992 |
2 | Carrasco Polo |
| Lamanna, Franco | FL | 1.88 6-2 |
103 225 |
Oct 5 1991 |
34 | Pro Recco (IT) |
| Soto, Gonzalo | FL/N8 | 1.92 6-4 |
101 220 |
Feb 10 1995 |
11 | Carrasco Polo |
| Diana, Manuel | N8 | 1.89 6-2 |
105 230 |
Mar 7 1996 |
2 | Old Christians |
| Nieto, Alejandro | N8 | 1.86 6-1 |
108 240 |
Jan 7 1988 |
48 | Champagnat |
| Arata, Santiago | SH | 1.74 5-9 |
73 160 |
Sep 2 1996 |
18 | Old Christians |
| Lijtenstein, Guillermo | SH | 1.69 5-6 |
75 165 |
Sep 14 1990 |
34 | Trébol Paysandú |
| Ormaechea, Agustín | SH | 1.76 5-9 |
83 180 |
Mar 8 1991 |
30 | Mont-de-Marsan (FR) |
| Albanell, Germán | FH | 1.70 5-7 |
79 170 |
Aug 1 1989 |
8 | Old Boys |
| Berchesi, Felipe | FH | 1.78 5-10 |
80 175 |
Dec 4 1991 |
20 | Carcassonne (FR) |
| Durán, Lucas | FH | 1.78 5-10 |
83 180 |
Jul 22 1996 |
2 | Trébol Paysandú |
| Cat, Juan Manuel | CE | 1.78 5-10 |
84 185 |
Sep 6 1996 |
8 | Old Boys |
| Gibernau, Gastón | CE | 1.80 5-11 |
86 190 |
Jun 15 1993 |
9 | Old Boys |
| Vilaseca, Andrés | CE | 1.85 6-1 |
93 205 |
May 8 1991 |
28 | Old Boys |
| Freitas, Nicolás | WI | 1.76 5-9 |
92 200 |
Jul 3 1993 |
16 | Carrasco Polo |
| Leivas, Leandro | WI | 1.81 5-11 |
98 215 |
Jul 6 1988 |
56 | Old Christians |
| Mieres, Gastón | WI | 1.80 5-11 |
80 175 |
Oct 5 1989 |
45 | Lobos |
| Silva, Rodrigo | FB | 1.82 6-0 |
86 190 |
Nov 2 1992 |
34 | Carrasco Polo |