Peñarol Rugby

Peñarol is a professional rugby union team based in Montevideo, Uruguay. The team was founded in 2019 to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby and is the rugby section of the Peñarol multi sport 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)
Ground(s)Estadio Charrúa (Capacity: 14,000)
PresidentEvaristo González [1]
Coach(es) Pablo Bouza
Captain(s) Santiago Arata
League(s)Súper Liga Americana
Team kit

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 following players have been reported for Peñarol for the 2020 season:[4][5]

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
Guillermo Pujadas Hooker Uruguay
Sosefo Sakalia Hooker Tonga
Obert Nortje Hooker Namibia
Mateo Sanguinetti Prop Uruguay
Joaquín Jaunsolo Prop Uruguay
Ezequiel Ramos Prop Uruguay
Diego Arbelo Prop Uruguay
Mauro Genco Prop Argentina
Ignacio Peculo Prop Uruguay
Juan Manuel Rodriguez Lock Uruguay
Danny Giraldo Lock Colombia
Louis Conradie Lock South Africa
Juanjuan Garese Lock Uruguay
Manuel Ardao Flanker Uruguay
Diver Ceballos Flanker Colombia
Santiago Civetta Flanker Uruguay
Maxime Sonneveld Flanker Uruguay
Alejandro Nieto Number 8 Uruguay
Player Position Union
Santiago Arata Scrum-half Uruguay
Bradley Thain Scrum-half South Africa
Alfredo Pueyrredon Scrum-half Argentina
Juan Manuel Cat Fly-half Uruguay
Felipe Echeverry Fly-half Uruguay
Jeronimo Portela Fly-half Portugal
Geovanni Carvajal Centre Colombia
Agustín Della Corte Centre Uruguay
Janry du Toit Centre Namibia
Andres Vilaseca Centre Uruguay
Tomás Inciarte Centre Uruguay
Balatazar Amaya Wing Uruguay
Federico Favaro Wing Uruguay
Nicolás Freitas Wing Uruguay
Ignacio Garcia Wing Uruguay
Rafaelle Sorti Wing Portugal
Jose Iruleguy Fullback Uruguay
Afa Pakalani Fullback Tonga
  • Senior 15s and senior 7s internationally capped players in bold
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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. Americas Rugby News: 2020 Súper Liga – Peñarol
  5. Uno por uno: los 23 jugadores de Peñarol on Ovación Digital, 4 Mar 2020
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