Peñarol Rugby
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| Full name | Club Atlético Peñarol de Rugby | ||
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| Nickname | Carbonero [1] | ||
| Founded | 2019 | ||
| Location | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Ground | Estadio Charrúa (Capacity: 14,000) | ||
| President | Evaristo González [1] | ||
| Coach | Ivo Dugonjic | ||
| Captain | Felipe Aliaga | ||
| League | Super Rugby Americas | ||
| 2025 | 4th Playoffs: Champions | ||
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| Official website | |||
| peñarol.org/rugby | |||
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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]
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:
| 2026 Peñarol squad | ||
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| (c) denotes the team captain. Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Uruguay on residency or dual nationality. |
