Carrasco Polo Club is a multisport Uruguayan club, from the Carrasco neighbourhood of Montevideo, best known for their rugby team.
Their name references directly their polo team and the fact that Carrasco has one of Uruguay's leading equestrian centres. Its rugby union section is one of the best Uruguayan rugby union teams. They already won several titles and usually provide many players for the Uruguay national rugby union team. The 2003 Rugby World Cup finals squad had 12 players from Carrasco Polo Club. Diego Ormaechea, considered the best Uruguayan rugby union footballer of all time, played all his career at Carrasco Polo Club. He's currently the head coach of the rugby union team.
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