Rank outsiders Uruguay named their 31-man World Cup squad on Sunday, including four European-based players.
Fly-half Felipe Berchesi (Carcassonne) and scrum-half Agustin Ormaechea (Mont-de-Marsan) play in the French second division while prop Mario Sagario (Massy) is in the third tier in France.
Full-back Gaston Mieres plays for Valpolicella in Italy while the rest of the squad is based in Uruguay, apart from prop Alejo Corral of Argentina’s San Isidro.
Uruguay are in Pool A at the World Cup alongside hosts England, Australia, Wales and Fiji.
Forwards (18): Alejo Corral (San Isidro/ARG), Carlos Arboleya (Trébol), Mateo Sanguinetti (Los Cuervos), Mario Sagario (Massy/FRA), Oscar Duran (Carrasco Polo), Nicolas Klappenbach (Champagnat), German Kessler (Los Cuervos), Santiago Vilaseca (Old Boys), Jorge Zerbino (Old Christians), Mathias Palomeque (Trébol), Franco Lamanna (Carrasco Polo), Juan Manuel Gaminara (Old Boys), Diego Magno (Montevideo Cricket), Alejandro Nieto (Champagnat), Juan de Freitas (Champagnat), Agustin Alonso (Montevideo Cricket), Fernando Bascou (Pucaru-Stade Galouis), Matias Beer (Old Chritians).
Backs (13): Agustin Ormaechea (Mont-de-Marsan/FRA), Alejo Duran (Trébol), Felipe Berchesi (Carcassonne/FRA), Manuel Blengio (Old Chritians), Andres Vilaseca (Old Boys), Joaquin Prada (Los Cuervos), Alberto Roman (Pucaru-Stade Galouis), Francisco Bulanti (Trébol), Santiago Gibernau (Carrasco Polo), Leandro Leivas (Old Christians), Jeronimo Etcheverry (Carrasco Polo), Rodrigo Silva (Carrasco Polo), Gaston Mieres (Valpolicella/ITA).
– Agence France-Presse
