Uruguay celebrate win over Great Britain in Core Sevens debut

Uruguay closed out their first tournament as a core team on the World Sevens Series with a 13th-place finish in Hong Kong. Their record was an encouraging three wins from six, including a victory over Great Britain in the pool stage.

It was a difficult start for Los Teros with shutout loss to South Africa and a heavy defeat to France, with Koba Brazionis the only try scorer. Their moment would come in the third match against Great Britain.

A hat trick from Alec Coombes put the Brits ahead with two minutes to play. After several phases from a lineout set move, Ignacio Álvarez broke through the middle with seconds to play to level the scores. Guillermo Lijtenstein chipped over the conversion to give Uruguay their first win with core status.

Nervios de acero para los muchachos de @RugbyUruguay… 😱 @Teros7s #HK7s #HSBC7s pic.twitter.com/4U9G6N3vb9

— World Rugby ES (@WorldRugby_ES) November 5, 2022

Spain were up next in the 9th place Quarter Final and it took a late try to give the Leones the win. Los Teros would then edge Kenya after Keven Wekesa was sent off early in the second half, and wrapped up their tournament with a strong win over Japan that included two tries from Carlos Deus.

RESULTS
South Africa 21 – o Uruguay (Pool B)
France 45 – 5 Uruguay (Pool B)
Great Britain 17 – 19 Uruguay (Pool B)
Spain 19 – 14 Uruguay (9th Place Quarter Final)
Kenya 7 – 10 Uruguay (13th Place Semi Final)
Uruguay 33 – 10 Japan (13th Place Final)