Cobras Brasil XV

Cobras Brasil XV 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.[1] Cobras replaced the rugby section of Corinthians, which had been the original franchise for the SLAR.[2]

Cobras Brasil XV
Founded2021 (2021)
LocationSão Paulo, SP
Ground(s)TBA (Capacity: -)
Coach(es) Emiliano Bergamaschi
Captain(s) Felipe Sancery
League(s)SLAR
20215th
Playoffs
DNQ
1st kit
2nd kit

Overview

Cobras became the second professional Brazilian franchise after Corinthians, the only team which did not 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 26th). 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.[3]

Stadium

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazilian team won't play 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). The home stadium for the 2022 season is yet to be confirmed.

Current squad

The Cobras Brasil XV squad for the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season is:[4]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Santiago Grippo Hooker Argentina
Yan Rosetti Hooker Brazil
Lucas Abud Prop Brazil
Leonardo de Souza Prop Brazil
Juan Román González Prop Argentina
Alejandro Luna Prop Argentina
Leonel Moreno* Prop Argentina
Matheus Rocha Prop Brazil
Caíque Silva Prop Brazil
Jardel Vettorato Prop Brazil
Manuel Bernstein Lock Argentina
Cléber Dias Lock Brazil
Kauã Guimarães Lock Brazil
Gabriel Paganini Lock Brazil
André Arruda Back row Brazil
Matheus Claudio Back row Brazil
Adrio de Melo Back row Brazil
Devon Müller* Back row South Africa
Rafael Teixeira Back row Brazil
Player Position Union
Laurent Bourda-Couhet Scrum-half Brazil
Felipe Cunha Scrum-half Brazil
Douglas Rauth Scrum-half Brazil
Josh Reeves Fly-half Brazil
Lucas Spago Fly-half Brazil
Moisés Duque Centre Brazil
Franco Giudice Centre Argentina
Gabriel Quirino Centre Brazil
Felipe Sancery (c) Centre Brazil
Daniel Lima Wing Brazil
Robert Tenório Wing Brazil
Marcos De Sanctis Fullback Argentina
Daniel Sancery Fullback Brazil
  • Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
  • * denotes players qualified to play for the Brazil on dual nationality or residency grounds.

See also

References
  1. "Cobras Brasil XV replace Corinthians in 2021 SLAR". Americas Rugby News. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. CBRu approve Corinthians for SLAR on Americas Rugby News
  3. Cobras tomará el lugar de Corinthians como la franquicia brasileña en la SuperLiga 2021 by Pablo Werth on Rugbiers.cl, 4 Apr 2021
  4. "Cobras". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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