Agustín Ormaechea Explained

Birth Date:8 March 1991
Height:5 ft 9 in
Weight:176 lb
Position:Scrum-Half
Amatyears1:2009-2013
Amatteam1:Carrasco Polo Club
Years1:2013−17
Years2:2017−18
Years3:2018−20
Years4:2020−
Clubs1:Stade Montois
Clubs3:Stade Montois
Clubs4:Nice
Apps1:87
Apps2:14
Apps3:33
Apps4:30
Points1:62
Points2:12
Points3:2
Points4:29
Ru Clubupdate:7 May 2022
Repyears1:2010−2011
Repyears2:2011–
Repteam1:Uruguay Under 20
Repteam2:Uruguay
Repcaps2:56
Reppoints2:150
Ru Ntupdate:9 September 2023
Repsevensyears1:2011-2013

Agustín Ormaechea (born 8 March 1991) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. He currently plays for Stade Montois at the Rugby Pro D2.

Ormaechea started his career in Uruguay playing for Carrasco Polo Club. In June 2013, he moved to France to play for Stade Montois.[1]

International career

Ormaechea has earned 14 caps for Uruguay, since 2011, with 3 tries and 17 penalties scored. He is involved in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In 2015, he played Rugby World Cup with Uruguay.

Ormaechea has also played sevens for Uruguay. In 2011, he played rugby sevens at the Pan American Games.[2] In 2013, Ormaechea was part of Uruguay's squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Personal life

He is son of Uruguayan former rugby union footballer Diego Ormaechea, who is considered the greatest Uruguayan rugby union footballer of all time, and holds the record of being the oldest player ever to play in the Rugby World Cup in 1999.

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130625222308/http://www.rugbynews.com.uy/noticias/agustin-ormaechea-se-va-a-mont-de-marsan/ AGUSTÍN ORMAECHEA SE VA A MONT DE MARSAN
  2. http://juegospanamericanos2011.inder.cu/Atletas/Ficha.aspx?IDAtleta=3896 Ficha Agustín Ormaechea