Peñarol Rugby
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| Full name | Club Atlético Peñarol de Rugby | |
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| Nickname(s) | Carbonero [1] | |
| Founded | 2019 | |
| Location | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Ground(s) | Estadio Charrúa (Capacity: 14,000) | |
| President | Evaristo González [1] | |
| Coach(es) | Pablo Bouza | |
| Captain(s) | Andrés Vilaseca | |
| League(s) | SLAR | |
| 2021 | 2nd Playoffs Runners-up | |
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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 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.
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- Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
- * denotes players qualified to play for the Uruguay on dual nationality or residency grounds.
References[]
- ^ a b c Peñarol llegó al rugby on Peñarol site
- ^ Peñarol debuta en la Superliga Americana de Rugby on ESPN, 3 Mar 2020
- ^ Difícil jugar tan mal on El Observador, 5 Mar 2020
- ^ "Peñarol's powerful roster for SLAR 2022". Americas Rugby News. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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Categories:
- Uruguayan rugby union teams
- Rugby clubs established in 2019
- Peñarol
- 2019 establishments in Uruguay