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Peñarol Rugby

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Peñarol Rugby
Full nameClub Atlético Peñarol de Rugby
Nickname(s)Carbonero [1]
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
LocationMontevideo, Uruguay
Ground(s)Estadio Charrúa (Capacity: 14,000)
PresidentEvaristo González [1]
Coach(es)Leonardo Senatore
Captain(s)Santiago Civetta
League(s)Super Rugby Americas
20222nd
Playoffs
Champions
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.peñarol.org

Peñarol is a Uruguayan professional rugby union team based in Montevideo. The team was founded in 2019 to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby and is the rugby section of the Peñarol sports club. With its participation, Peñarol became the first professional rugby club in Uruguay.[1]

Peñarol debuted officially in March 2020, v Chilean team Selknam, which also takes part of Súper Liga Americana.[2] The Carbonero was defeated 15–13.[3]

Stadium

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Their home stadium is Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo and holds up to 14,000 people.

Honours

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  • Súper Liga Americana de Rugby/Super Rugby Americas (2): 2022, 2023
  • Desafío de Campeones de América y Europa (1): 2023

Current squad

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The Peñarol Rugby squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Americas season is:[4]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Francisco García Hooker Uruguay Uruguay
Joaquín Myszka Hooker Uruguay Uruguay
Santiago Cagnone Prop Uruguay Uruguay
Mathias Franco Prop Uruguay Uruguay
Santiago Martirene Prop Uruguay Uruguay
Mateo Perillo Prop Uruguay Uruguay
Mateo Sanguinetti Prop Uruguay Uruguay
Duban Silvera Prop Uruguay Uruguay
Felipe Aliaga Lock Uruguay Uruguay
Tomás Etcheverry Lock Uruguay Uruguay
Agustín Morales Lock Uruguay Uruguay
Juan Manuel Rodríguez Lock Uruguay Uruguay
Lucas Bianchi Back row Uruguay Uruguay
Santiago Civetta (c) Back row Uruguay Uruguay
Carlos Deus Back row Uruguay Uruguay
Manuel Diana Back row Uruguay Uruguay
James McCubbin Back row Uruguay Uruguay
Manuel Rosmarino Back row Uruguay Uruguay
Player Position Union
Santiago Álvarez Scrum-half Uruguay Uruguay
Pedro Hoblog Scrum-half Uruguay Uruguay
Guillermo Lijtenstein Scrum-half Uruguay Uruguay
Joaquín Suárez Scrum-half Uruguay Uruguay
Juan Manuel Tafernaberry Scrum-half Uruguay Uruguay
Icaro Amarillo Fly-half Uruguay Uruguay
Juan Zuccarino Fly-half Uruguay Uruguay
Juan Manuel Alonso Centre Uruguay Uruguay
Felipe Arcos Pérez Centre Uruguay Uruguay
Diego Ardao Centre Uruguay Uruguay
Bautista Basso Centre Uruguay Uruguay
Santiago Gini Centre Uruguay Uruguay
Valentín Grille Centre Uruguay Uruguay
Koba Brazionis Wing Uruguay Uruguay
Juan González Wing Uruguay Uruguay
Juan Bautista Hontou Wing Uruguay Uruguay
Gastón Mieres Wing Uruguay Uruguay
Dante Soto Wing Uruguay Uruguay
Mateo Viñals Wing Uruguay Uruguay
Ignacio Álvarez Fullback Uruguay Uruguay
Baltazar Amaya Fullback Uruguay Uruguay
Emanuel San Andrea Fullback Uruguay Uruguay
Santiago Terra Fullback Uruguay Uruguay
  • Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
  • * denotes players qualified to play for Uruguay on dual nationality or residency grounds.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Peñarol llegó al rugby on Peñarol site
  2. ^ Peñarol debuta en la Superliga Americana de Rugby on ESPN, 3 Mar 2020
  3. ^ Difícil jugar tan mal on El Observador, 5 Mar 2020
  4. ^ "SRA 2024 - Peñarol". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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