Cobras Brasil XV

Cobras Brasil Rugby is a professional rugby union team based in São Paulo, Brazil. The team was founded in 2021 to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby.^[1] Cobras replaced the rugby section of Corinthians, which had been the original franchise for the SLAR.^[2] In 2024, Cobras changed its name from Cobras Brasil XV to Cobras Brasil Rugby.

Cobras Brasil Rugby

Founded	2020; 5 years ago (2020) as Corinthians Rugby
Location	Jacareí
Ground(s)	Estádio Du Cambusano (Capacity: 3,000)
Coach(es)	Josh Reeves
Captain(s)	Cleber Dias
League(s)	SLAR
2021	5th Playoffs DNQ
Team kit

Overview

Cobras became the second professional Brazilian franchise after Corinthians, the only team which did not play a single match in the cancelled 2020 season. Corinthians had only played one warm-up match in Montevideo against Peñarol Rugby (a 45–14 defeat, on February 26). SLAR's season was cancelled in March, one day before Corinthians' first match against Olímpia Lions in Asunción.

When the original team ended its contract in 2020, the CBRu decided to create a new franchise.^[3]

Stadium

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazilian team hasn't played at home in the 2021 season. The team is based in São Paulo. The training center is the Núcleo de Alto Rendimento de São Paulo (NAR). In 2023, Cobras played in São Paulo at the Estádio Nicolau Alayon. The home stadium for the 2024 is Estadio Du Cambusano, in Jacareí.

Current squad

The Cobras Brasil 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 Leonardo de Silva Hooker Brazil David Müller Hooker Brazil Endy Willian Hooker Brazil Brendon Alves Prop Brazil Henrique Ferreira Prop Brazil Luciano Gabellieri Prop Argentina Levy Marinho Prop Brazil Francisco Moreno Prop Argentina José Santucho Prop Argentina Franco Carrera Lock Argentina Ben Donald Lock Brazil Kauã Guimarães Lock Brazil Gabriel Oliveira Lock Brazil Gabriel Paganini Lock Brazil Pedro Aparecido Back row Brazil André Arruda Back row Brazil Matheus Cláudio Back row Brazil Adrio de Melo Back row Brazil Cléber Dias Back row Brazil Maiki Lemes Back row Brazil Rafael Teixeira Back row Brazil

Player Position Union Felipe Gonçalves Scrum-half Brazil Douglas Rauth Scrum-half Brazil João Amaral Fly-half Brazil Lucas Spago Fly-half Brazil Lorenzo Massari Centre Brazil Robson Moraes Centre Brazil Victor Silva Centre Brazil Robert Tenório Centre Brazil Alain Altahona Wing Colombia Daniel Lima Wing Brazil Sérgio Luna Wing Brazil Ariel Rodrigues Wing Brazil Agustín Llano Fullback Argentina Luca Mignot* Fullback France Lucas Tranquez Fullback Brazil

• Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
• * denotes players qualified to play for Brazil on dual nationality or residency grounds.

See also

• Brazil portal

• Brazil national rugby union team