Emiliano Caffera

Emiliano Caffera is an Uruguayan rugby union former player and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half.

Playing career

He played at Champagnat, in Uruguay.
He had 35 caps for Uruguay national [rugby union team|Uruguay], from 2000 to 2010, scoring 12 conversions, 15 penalties and 1 drop goal, 72 points on aggregate. He was called for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games but without scoring.

Coaching career

After finishing his player career, he became a coach. He was the coach of Champagnat. He was also backs coach at Uruguay squad during the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was defence coach for Chile national rugby [union team|Chiles] first ever World Cup in 2023. In October 2023 he was named head coach of Brazil's men and women's teams.