Uruguay name initial 46-man squad ahead of Rugby World Cup

Coach Esteban Meneses has named a squad of 24 forwards and 22 backs, including Top 14 scrum-half Santiago Arato and the most-capped Tero of all time Diego Magno.

Of the current squad, 20 played at RWC 2019 in Japan and nine will aim to reach a third consecutive tournament.

Eight of the squad played for Los Teros 7s when they secured their place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Sevens captain Diego Ardao joins older brother Manuel, who captained most of the players in Super Rugby Americas Champions side Peñarol.

They will play against France, Italy, Namibia and New Zealand in Pool A at Rugby World Cup 2023 and meet in Montevideo on 26 June with warm-up tests planned against Chile, Namibia and an Argentina XV. 

Forwards: Felipe Aliaga, Diego Arbelo, Manuel Ardao, Matías Benítez, Lucas Bianchi, Santiago Civetta, Carlos Deus, Manuel Diana, Eric dos Santos, Ignacio Dotti, Tomás Etcheverry, Emiliano Faccennini, Mathias Franco, Facundo Gattas, Germán Kessler, Manuel Leindekar, Diego Magno, Agustín Morales, Ignacio Péculo, Mateo Perillo, Reinaldo Puissi, Guillermo Pujadas, Juan Manuel Rodríguez, Mateo Sanguinetti

Backs: Juan Manuel Alonso, Ignacio Álvarez, Santiago Álvarez, Baltazar Amaya, Santiago Arata, Felipe Arcos Pérez, Diego Ardao, Bautista Basso, Felipe Etcheverry, Koba Braziones, Felipe Etcheverry, Ignacio Facciolo, Nicolás Freitas, Tomás Inciarte, Gastón Mieres, Agustín Ormaechea, Alfonso Silva, Rodrigo Silva, Juan Manuel Tafernaberry, Andrés Vilaseca, Mateo Viñals, Juan Andrés Zuccarino.