The Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby, also known as Uruguayo de Rugby, is the main competition of Uruguayan rugby union league system. It includes the first, second and third division competitions. It was played for the first time in 1950.

History

Rugby was introduced to Uruguay as early as the late 19th century, but did not really take off in formal terms until the mid-20th. The spur for this was Carlos E. Cat, who helped establish the Club Championship in 1950, and would become the first president of the URU in January 1951. The first Club Championship was contested by Old Boys, Colonia Rugby, and multisport clubs such as Montevideo Cricket Club (MVCC) and Carrasco Polo (which supplied two XVs). This was successful enough to lead to the establishment of the Uruguayan Rugby Union on 31 January 1951, with Cat as president.

Over the years, various other clubs would join the Championship, including Los Cuervos (the Crows) at the end of the 1950s, Old Christians at the beginning of the 1960s, as well as Champagnat and El Trébol de Paysandú in the 1970s, and Pucaru in the early 1990s, as well as La Cachila, Trouville, and Colonia Rowing.

Uruguay Primera División er en årlig uruguayansk rugby union-turnering for klubber på højeste niveau i Uruguay. Turneringen blev etableret i 1949 og er blevet afholdt hvert år siden. Turneringen består af 12 hold, der spiller en dobbelt runde-robin-turnering med hjemme- og udebanekampe. De øverste 4 hold i tabellen går videre til slutspillet, som spilles over to kampe. Den vindende klub kåres som Uruguayansk Rugby Champion. De nuværende mestre er Old Christians Club.

Uruguay Primera División anses for at være en af de stærkeste rugbyunionturneringer i Sydamerika. Holdene i turneringen repræsenterer byen Montevideo og de tilstødende departementer. Turneringen er kendt for sin intense rivalisering og høje tekniske niveau. Blandt de mest succesfulde hold i turneringens historie er Carrasco Polo Club, Old Christians Club og Montevideo Cricket Club.

Uruguay Primera División spiller en vigtig rolle i udviklingen af rugbyunion i Uruguay. Turneringen giver et konkurrencepræget miljø for de bedste spillere i landet og hjælper med at identificere og udvikle talent til det uruguayanske rugbylandshold.