Peñarol Rugby

Peñarol is an 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 Rugby
Full nameClub Atlético Peñarol de Rugby
Nickname(s)Carbonero [1]
Founded2019 (2019)
LocationMontevideo, Uruguay
Ground(s)Estadio Charrúa (Capacity: 14,000)
PresidentEvaristo González [1]
Coach(es)Pablo Bouza
Captain(s)Andrés Vilaseca
League(s)SLAR
20212nd
Playoffs
Runners-up
Team kit
Active sport sections of Club Atlético Peñarol
AthleticsBasketballBowling
Football
(Men's)		Football
(Women's)		Futsal
HandballRoller hockeyRugby union
VolleyballEsports

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

Stadium

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

Current squad

The Peñarol Rugby squad for the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season is:[4]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Emiliano Faccenini Hooker Uruguay
Joaquín Myszka Hooker Uruguay
Guillermo Pujadas Hooker Uruguay
Diego Arbelo Prop Uruguay
Matías Benítez Prop Uruguay
Juan Echeverría Prop Uruguay
Mathias Franco Prop Uruguay
Agustín Méndez Prop Uruguay
Ignacio Péculo Prop Uruguay
Mateo Perillo Prop Uruguay
Ignacio Rua Prop Uruguay
Felipe Aliaga Lock Uruguay
Agustín Doño Lock Uruguay
Tomás Etcheverry Lock Uruguay
Juanjuan Garese Lock Uruguay
Diego Magno Lock Uruguay
Nahuel Milan Lock Argentina
Manuel Ardao Back row Uruguay
Lucas Bianchi Back row Uruguay
Santiago Civetta Back row Uruguay
Juan Martín David Back row Uruguay
Carlos Deus Back row Uruguay
Manuel Diana Back row Uruguay
Eric Dosantos Back row Uruguay
Renato Scremini Back row Uruguay
Player Position Union
Santiago Álvarez Scrum-half Uruguay
Tomás Inciarte Scrum-half Uruguay
Juan Manuel Tafernaberry Scrum-half Uruguay
Felipe Etcheverry Fly-half Uruguay
Nicolás Roger Fly-half Argentina
Felipe Arcos Pérez Centre Uruguay
Koba Brazionis Centre Uruguay
Augusto Paullier Centre Uruguay
José Perrone Centre Uruguay
Andrés Vilaseca (c) Centre Uruguay
Mateo Viñals Centre Uruguay
Bautista Basso Wing Uruguay
Francisco Berchesi Wing Uruguay
Federico Favaro Wing Uruguay
Javier Garese Wing Uruguay
Jose Iruleguy Wing Uruguay
Ignacio Álvarez Fullback Uruguay
Baltazar Amaya Fullback Uruguay
Rodrigo Silva Fullback Uruguay
  • Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
  • * denotes players qualified to play for Uruguay on dual nationality or residency grounds.

References
  1. 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. "Peñarol's powerful roster for SLAR 2022". Americas Rugby News. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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