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) Andrés Vilaseca
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 Peñarol Rugby squad for the 2021 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
Agustín Conserva Hooker Uruguay
Facundo Gattas Hooker Uruguay
Gerónimo Gutiérrez Hooker Uruguay
Guillermo Pujadas Hooker Uruguay
Diego Arbelo Prop Uruguay
Matías Benítez Prop Uruguay
Juan Echeverría Prop Uruguay
Gabriel Evans Prop Uruguay
Ignacio Péculo Prop Uruguay
Mateo Perillo Prop Uruguay
Facundo Pomponio Prop Argentina
Ezequiel Ramos Prop Uruguay
Nahuel Sánchez Prop Uruguay
Felipe Aliaga Lock Uruguay
Lucas Bianchi Lock Uruguay
Juanjuan Garese Lock Uruguay
Nahuel Milan Lock Argentina
Manuel Ardao Flanker Uruguay
Marcos Chamyan Flanker Uruguay
Carlos Deus Flanker Uruguay
Federico Dibueno Flanker Uruguay
Eric Dosantos Flanker Uruguay
Conrado Roura Flanker Argentina
Santiago Civetta Number 8 Uruguay
Alejandro Nieto Number 8 Uruguay
Ignacio Pereira Number 8 Uruguay
Player Position Union
Tomás Inciarte Scrum-half Uruguay
Manuel Nogués Scrum-half Argentina
Tomás Bameule Fly-half Uruguay
Felipe Etcheverry Fly-half Uruguay
Sebastián Gómez Platero Fly-half Uruguay
Martín Roger Fly-half Argentina
Juan Manuel Alonso Centre Uruguay
Santiago Álvarez Centre Uruguay
Felipe Arcos Pérez Centre Uruguay
Nicolás Freitas Centre Uruguay
Andrés Vilaseca (c) Centre Uruguay
Balatazar Amaya Wing Uruguay
Bautista Basso Wing Uruguay
Federico Favaro Wing Uruguay
Mateo Viñals Wing Uruguay
Tomás Etcheverry Fullback Uruguay
Jose Iruleguy Fullback Uruguay
Rodrigo Silva Fullback Uruguay
  • Senior 15s and senior 7s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
  • * denotes players qualified to play for the 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 Rugby". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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