Uruguay Losing Front-Rowers Ahead of Nations Cup

Uruguay is losing front-rowers left, right and center ahead of the Nations Cup. Los Teros will have home advantage for three test matches in the July Internationals window. The matches will all be played at Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa and will see Uruguay facing Georgia, Romania and Hong Kong over the course of consecutive weekends.

 

URUGUAY INJURY LIST – OUT OF JULY

Ahead of the naming of the Uruguayan player roster, Head Coach Rodolfo Ambrosio has some big decisions to make. His roster will be without all four of Germán Kessler, Ignacio Péculo, Guillermo Pujadas, and Francisco Suárez.

Germán Kessler has undergone knee surgery for a meniscus tear and will be out of rugby for two months. Fellow hooker, Guillermo Pujadas has also had surgery. He is in the process of a slow recovery following a spinal injury.

Tight Head prop Ignacio Péculo suffered a cervical injury that will keep him out of action for between four and six months. Meanwhile, loose head prop, Francisco Suárez has undergone shoulder surgery on an injury that will require between six and eight months of rehabilitation.

Ambrosio will have the fit-again Mateo Sanguinetti available. The nearly test centurion returned for Peñarol late in the Super Rugby Americas season after injury suffered in 2025. He is expected to add to his 96 caps in the upcoming Nations Cup.

Ambrosio may also selected the likes of Diego Arbelo, Mateo Perillo, Facundo Gattas, Joaquín Myszka, and Reinaldo Piussi. They have all played for Los Teros under Ambrosio during his tenure as Head Coach of Uruguay.

Two additional front-rower who will not be available to Ambrosio in July are Sebastián Pérez and Juan Francisco Bessio. They will instead be playing for Uruguay u20 in the u20 World Championship.

 

URUGUAY JULY HOME TEST MATCHES – NATIONS CUP

JULY 04 VS (Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, UY)

JULY 07 VS (Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, UY)

JULY 11 VS (Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, UY)