Cobras Brasil Rugby
| Founded | 2020 as "Corinthians Rugby" | |
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| Location | Jacareí | |
| Ground | Estádio Nicolau Alayon (Capacity: 7,000 [1]) | |
| Coach | Josh Reeves | |
| Captain | Lorenzo Massari | |
| League | Super Rugby Americas | |
| 2025 | 7th Playoffs: DNQ | |
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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.[2] Cobras replaced the rugby section of Corinthians, which had been the original franchise for the SLAR.[3] In 2024, Cobras changed its name from Cobras Brasil XV to Cobras Brasil Rugby.
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.[4]
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. In 2025, they split the matches between both stadiums, Nicolau Alayon and Du Cambusano.
In 2026, the main venue is Nicolau Alayon.[1]
Current squad
The Cobras Brasil Rugby squad for the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season is:[5]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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- Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
- * denotes players qualified to play for Brazil on dual nationality or residency grounds.
See also
References
- ^ a b Súper Rugby Américas: los estadios de todos los equipos on espn.com.ar. 12 Feb 2025
- ^ "Cobras Brasil XV replace Corinthians in 2021 SLAR". Americas Rugby News. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ CBRu approve Corinthians for SLAR on Americas Rugby News
- ^ Cobras tomará el lugar de Corinthians como la franquicia brasileña en la SuperLiga 2021 by Pablo Werth on Rugbiers.cl, 4 Apr 2021
- ^ "Heavy South African Contingent on Cobras Roster for 2026". Americas Rugby News. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.