Alejo Corral, brother of an old Puma at the service of Uruguay

Matias Corral
Aug 28, 2017 · 3 min read

Matías Corral played with the Argentine Pumas the Worldwide of South Africa-1995, where it was named better pillar left of the match. Twenty years later, his brother Alejo, who occupies that same position in the Teros, defends the celestial jersey of Uruguay in England-2015.

Alejo Corral, currently playing for the Argentinean San Isidro, who is 34 years old and is playing his first and only World Cup, moved with his family to Punta del Este, Uruguay, when he was fourteen, just the year that his brother Matías played The tournament of South Africa.

In addition to Matias Corral, thirteen years older than Alejo, another brother, Estanislao, also a player of San Isidro, like the rest of the family, integrated the Argentine youth team in 1984.

“Carrying this surname always expects things from one,” says Alejo, insisting that he should not be compared to Matias Corral, having made his way many years after playing his brother, whom he has as a reference and for which Feels “admiration”.

In Uruguay, he went to high school and played in Los Lobos and Old Boys, until he returned to Argentina and returned to San Isidro Club, where he had played since he started in this sport with six years.

Due to the years lived in the neighboring country of Rio de Janeiro he decided to play with the Teros, although he resides in Buenos Aires, where he works in the communication service for the government of the province.

“It’s a lot of effort to be working and training. I stop playing after this World Cup and I’m going to dedicate myself fully to what communication is,” Corral told AFP.

“Luckily, I have a very good work situation, where I have been supported and banked so that I can be here in the World Cup and I have to return everything to my work,” he added.

– Two more matches –

In the World Cup, he played the first match, in the defeat against Wales (54–9), and Uruguayan coach Pablo Lemoine gave him rest in the fall against Australia (65–3).

“The coach decided to try other players against Australia, you have to keep in mind that I’m already retiring and the coach has his sights set on the future and give minutes to other players.But I’m ready for the next games if I play”, Explained.

Uruguay, with only four professional players in the squad of 31 present in the World Cup, is passing a hard test in the Group of Death, with four selections of the worldwide Top 10; Wales, Australia, with whom he has already played, and Fiji and England, who are expected on 6 and 10 October.

“It is a tough challenge for us. We are playing against teams that are superior to us and we are not escaping the situation, we are going to look for them, we are equal to the best teams in the world, with some things to correct but we are going to Follow this path to improve with Fiji and also with England, “said the pillar born in Argentina.

Alejo Corral believes that rugby in Uruguay has a good future and this World Cup is helping to grow the celestial selection.

“We are going to implement a six-nation American, to have been in the World Cup gives us an international competition, interesting and very positive changes are being made to compete with the best teams,” he said.

The player born in Argentina left pillar as his brother, did not have the career of Matias Corral, but is in a World Cup and won national titles in Buenos Aires with San Isidro. After the game against England will say farewell to the Teros and this sport.

Originally Posted: https://matiascorral.wordpress.com/2017/08/28/alejo-corral-brother-of-an-old-puma-at-the-service-of-uruguay/

Matias Corral Rugby Player

Matias Corral is a former Argentine rugby player who played until his retirement after the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He was honored as one of the best player of the World Cup and the only Argentine who joined the Dream Team.

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Matias Corral is a former Argentine rugby player who played until his retirement after the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

Matias Corral Rugby Player

Matias Corral is a former Argentine rugby player who played until his retirement after the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He was honored as one of the best player of the World Cup and the only Argentine who joined the Dream Team.

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