Cobras Brasil Rugby
Rugby team
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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.
as "Corinthians Rugby"
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| 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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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]
Year-by-Year
| Season | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | PTS | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 154 | 332 | -178 | 20 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5th |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 145 | 380 | -235 | 19 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6th |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 268 | 429 | -161 | 35 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7th |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 226 | 425 | -100 | 30 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7th |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 230 | 631 | -401 | 29 | 95 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7th |
| Total | 56 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 1023 | 2197 | -1174 | 133 | 314 | 11 | 6 | 49 |
Current squad
The Cobras Brasil Rugby squad for the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season is:
| 2026 Cobras Brasil squad | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Back row
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wings
Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain. Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Brazil on residency or dual nationality. |
