Diego Aguirre (rugby union) aggregate of 154 points. He played at the Rugby World Cup finals, in 1999 and 2003. He was the top scorer for his country, in 1999, with one conversion and four penalties, 19 points in aggregate. He was also the captain in 2003, scoring two penalties and two conversions, this time, 10 points. Diego Aguirre (rugby union) Diego Aguirre (born 23 September 1974 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan rugby player. He's a fly half. He played for Carrasco Polo Club, in Uruguay, and for US Tours, in France, in 2004/2005. Aguirre is one of the best players from his country,
History of rugby union in the United States in favor of rugby. The "Big Game" American football rivalry between Cal and Stanford was played as a rugby match instead of American football from 1906 to 1914 (1906 was notable for being the first year that American football had legalized the forward pass, a system that would become a distinguishing characteristic in the American game that is not present in rugby). Rugby union grew on the West Coast, and as many as 26,000 spectators regularly attended matches between the University of California and Stanford University. During this era, rugby was perceived as having the potential to challenge American football