Professor Esteban Meneses (born 13 April 1972), is an Argentine rugby union head coach and former player.
[1] Starting out in the junior section at his club La Plata at a young age, Meneses moved through the ranks to senior rugby in 1992.
In just their first season in charge, they led La Plata to third in the URBA Championship, before going one step further in 2010 to runner-up, behind San Isidro.
In December 2015, Meneses was unveiled as the new head coach for the Uruguayan national team, replacing Pablo Lemoine who had been in charge since 2012.
[4] Meneses joined the Uruguayan Rugby Union as a direct recommendation from the then Argentine head coach, Daniel Hourcade.
However the result in the 2017 South American Rugby Championship "A" was the all important Qualification tournament, and with three successful victories over the participating nations, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay, Uruguay advanced to the Americas Repechage play-offs against Canada.
[7] In June 2017, the 2017 World Rugby Nations Cup was held outside Romania for the first time and Uruguay were grated as hosts.
[8] The home advantage proved successful, with Meneses leading Uruguay to Champions for the first time; after they defeated Emerging Italy 30–21, Russia 32–29 and Spain 24–14.
This came with Uruguay defeating all but one team - Champions Argentina XV - during the Championship, including a victory over the United States in Tukwila, Washington.