Uruguay National Thread

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María Eugenia Cruces and Cecilia Verocai were signed by Italian club Calvisano, becoming Uruguay's first ever female rugby union professional players.

Cruces was raised at Círculo de Tenis, and Verocai at Vaimaca de Salto.

Cruces is a biochemist (she was on road for a doctorate). Verocai was a coach at Trébol de Paysandú.

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Las Cimarronas are playing the Women's Pan American Field Hockey Cup, They lost against Argentina 6-0.

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Las Cimarronas lost to Chile 4-0, then lost to Canada on penalty shootout. They finished 5th after Trinidad and Tobago withdrew after too many players got coronavirus.

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Uruguay finished fourth at the South and Central American Men's Handball Championship. The team defeated Bolivia 42-9, and lost the remaining matches with Argentina 43-18, Brazil 48-20, and Chile 29-21.

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The Copa América Futsal is underway. Uruguay lost the first match against Colombia 4-0.

 

Emiliano Lasa did a 8.18 m long jump at the Sao Paulo Summer Tournament to claim the gold medal.

 

Santiago Catrofe was third at the Spanish Cross Country Running Championship with a 28'28 at the 10 km race.

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At the Copa América Futsal, Uruguay also lost to Brazil 2-0, and defeated Chile 2-0 and Ecuador 6-0. The team finished third in the group, and will play Venezuela for 5th place.

 

In sailing, Uruguay's national team for the SSL Gold Cup (in June) will have Ricardo Fabini  as captain, and sailors including Pablo Defazio, Dominique Knüppel, Hernán Umpierre and Fernando Diz.

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In futsal, Uruguay defeated Venezuela on penalty shootouts 7-6 after a 1-1 in regular time, and finished 5th at the Copa América.

 

In athletics, Emiliano Lasa won at Bragança Paulista with a best long jump of 8,11 m.

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In athletics...

 

Santiago Catrofe got the national record in 3000 meters indoor at the Catalonia Meeting with 7'54.36.

 

The South American Indoor Championships will feature Deborah Rodríguez, Emiliano Lasa, Lorena Aires and María Pía Fernández.

 

Fernández signed with Peñarol.

 

Today it's the Doble San Antonio, the iconic road race in Piriápolis up and down the San Antonio hill.

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In rugby, the Teros are planning two test matches versus Japan abroad in late June and two matches at home in early July versus European tier 2 teams (as Scotland refused to cross the river). Rivals for the November tests are still open.

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At the Sevilla Marathon, Nicolás Cuestas broke the men's national record with 2:11'03. Andrés Zamora did 2:11'26, so both runners qualified to the World Championship in August.

 

At the South American Indoor Championships is closing today. Deborah Rodríguez won gold in 800 m with 2'18.23.

 

Emiliano Lasa was silver in long jump with 8.10 m. Lorena Aires could not do above 1.70 m and ranked fourth. María Pía Fernández missed for coronavirus.

 

Also in athletics, Santiago Catrofe wn the 3000 m in the Sabadell indoor meeting with 7'50.03, the second best South American mark ever, and just missing the mark for the Indoor World Championship.

 

Meanwhile in basketball, Argentine-born and current Biguá player Diego Pena García has been authorized by FIBA to play for the Uruguay national team.