Urdapilleta: the chance of a new return to CUBA, his expulsion in 2025 and the view of the URBA Top 14
On July 19, 2025, Benjamín Urdapilleta returned to CUBA after leaving the club in 2010 and after finishing the season with Clermont. That return, however, was marked by emotion and controversy, as he was sent off for a high tackle and an intense exchange with the referee after the play. The historic opening took the opportunity to analyze the current situation of the URBAN and the evolution of rugby in Buenos Aires.
Regarding the red card, the current man Perpignan He told AM850 Fans: “I did not perceive the moment of the expulsion, I never understood it. I was not aggressive or anything, at that moment I got angry because they had never charged me for a high tackle. The referee threw me out because I touched him, but I did not seek to disrespect him. My brain did not have that reaction in mind, later I saw the video and I am well ejected. I thought that I had sent off Pisani, and it was towards me. When the game ended I apologized to the referee, also in the third period I saw it again. “We talked for an hour.”
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Urdapilleta was expelled on his return to CUBA!
Nicolás Cotic showed the Universitario flyhalf the red card after a high tackle and the subsequent reaction in the match against Belgrano.
As for your future, Urdapilleta He made it clear that the idea of a new return to Villa de Mayo is on the horizon: “I’m not going to stay one more year in France, one day we have to end this. I like that they look for me, but that’s it. I want to see this year if I return to CUBA. If I didn’t go to Perpignan, I would have done the preseason and been there all year. Now I’m calm, but I don’t want to leave the image of the last game. I want to focus more on my children and see them enjoy themselves, it fascinates me to see my son play rugby and my daughter play hockey. Playing in the club entails the responsibility of training Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and play on Saturdays. I like to take everything with 100% responsibility.”.
Regarding the current situation of URBA Top 14the one that emerged in CUBA He highlighted the changes in the training and preparation of the players. “A lot has changed since I left. Everything has changed: the player’s training at the club, both in the gym and in skill. Before that didn’t happen. A lot of video analysis is done that there wasn’t before. In the past it was all by commentary and today it’s analyzed from the ruck to the defensive pressure. That’s good, but not excessively, because it’s still not professional.”he concluded.
