Peñarol Rugby

Peñarol
Full nameClub Atlético Peñarol de Rugby
NicknameCarbonero [1]
Founded2019 (2019)
LocationMontevideo, Uruguay
GroundEstadio Charrúa (Capacity: 14,000)
PresidentEvaristo González [1]
CoachIvo Dugonjic
CaptainFelipe Aliaga
LeagueSuper Rugby Americas
20254th
Playoffs: Champions
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
peñarol.org/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 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.

Current squad

The Peñarol Rugby squad for the 2026 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
Joaquín Myzska Hooker Uruguay
Sebastián Pérez Hooker Uruguay
Darío Rodríguez Hooker Uruguay
Juan Francisco Besseio Prop Uruguay
Sebastián Dalmao Prop Uruguay
Foster DeWitt Prop Canada
Agustin Iglesias Prop Argentina
Mateo Perillo Prop Uruguay
Jesús Porro Prop Argentina
Francisco Suárez Prop Uruguay
Felipe Aliaga (c) Lock Uruguay
Bautista Cat Lock Uruguay
Guillermo Curuchet Lock Uruguay
Nicolás Mattson Lock Uruguay
Manuel Rosmarino Lock Uruguay
Manuel Ardao Back row Uruguay
Lucas Bianchi Back row Uruguay
Manuel Diana Back row Uruguay
Ethan Fryer Back row Canada
Ignacio Merli Back row Uruguay
Manuel Ponte Back row Uruguay
Alex Sonnerveld Back row Uruguay
Pedro Suárez Back row Uruguay
Player Position Union
Francisco Lawlor Scrum-half Uruguay
Alejandro Molinas Scrum-half Argentina
Ícaro Amarillo Fly-half Uruguay
Justo Ferrario Fly-half Uruguay
Mateo Acosta Centre Uruguay
Juan Manuel Alonso Centre Uruguay
Noah Flesch Centre Canada
Joaquín Fresnedo Centre Uruguay
Alfonso Perillo Centre Uruguay
Joaquín Suárez Centre Uruguay
Tomás Baca Castex Wing Argentina
Ignacio Facciolo Wing Uruguay
Santiago Marolda Wing Argentina
Juan Francisco Pereira Wing Uruguay
Nicolás Pittaluga Fullback Uruguay
James Thiel Fullback Canada
  • Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
  • * denotes players qualified to play for Uruguay on dual nationality or residency grounds.

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Three-Time SRA Champions Peñarol Confirm 2026 Roster". Americas Rugby News. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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