Peñarol Rugby

Peñarol is a 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 name	Club Atlético Peñarol de Rugby
Nickname(s)	Carbonero [1]
Founded	2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Location	Montevideo, Uruguay
Ground(s)	Estadio Charrúa (Capacity: 14,000)
President	Evaristo González [1]
Coach(es)	Leonardo Senatore
Captain(s)	Santiago Civetta
League(s)	Super Rugby Americas
2022	2nd Playoffs Champions
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.peñarol.org

Peñarol debuted officially in 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.

Honours

• Súper Liga Americana de Rugby/Super Rugby Americas (3): 2022, 2023, 2025
• Desafío de Campeones de América y Europa (1): 2023

Current squad

The Peñarol 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 Francisco García Hooker Uruguay Joaquín Myszka Hooker Uruguay Santiago Cagnone Prop Uruguay Mathias Franco Prop Uruguay Santiago Martirene Prop Uruguay Mateo Perillo Prop Uruguay Mateo Sanguinetti Prop Uruguay Duban Silvera Prop Uruguay Felipe Aliaga Lock Uruguay Tomás Etcheverry Lock Uruguay Agustín Morales Lock Uruguay Juan Manuel Rodríguez Lock Uruguay Lucas Bianchi Back row Uruguay Santiago Civetta (c) Back row Uruguay Carlos Deus Back row Uruguay Manuel Diana Back row Uruguay James McCubbin Back row Uruguay Manuel Rosmarino Back row Uruguay

Player Position Union Santiago Álvarez Scrum-half Uruguay Pedro Hoblog Scrum-half Uruguay Guillermo Lijtenstein Scrum-half Uruguay Joaquín Suárez Scrum-half Uruguay Juan Manuel Tafernaberry Scrum-half Uruguay Icaro Amarillo Fly-half Uruguay Juan Zuccarino Fly-half Uruguay Juan Manuel Alonso Centre Uruguay Felipe Arcos Pérez Centre Uruguay Diego Ardao Centre Uruguay Bautista Basso Centre Uruguay Santiago Gini Centre Uruguay Valentín Grille Centre Uruguay Koba Brazionis Wing Uruguay Juan González Wing Uruguay Juan Bautista Hontou Wing Uruguay Gastón Mieres Wing Uruguay Dante Soto Wing Uruguay Mateo Viñals Wing Uruguay Ignacio Álvarez Fullback Uruguay Baltazar Amaya Fullback Uruguay Emanuel San Andrea Fullback Uruguay Santiago Terra Fullback Uruguay

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