Cobras Brasil XV is a professional
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team based in
São Paulo, Brazil
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. The team was founded in 2021 to compete in
Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. Cobras replaced the rugby section of
Corinthians
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, which had been the original franchise for the SLAR.
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
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.
When the original team ended its contract in 2020, the CBRu decided to create a new franchise.
Cobras tomará el lugar de Corinthians como la franquicia brasileña en la SuperLiga 2021
by Pablo Werth on Rugbiers.cl, 4 Apr 2021
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
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. 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 2023 Super Rugby Americas season is:
See also
* Brazil national rugby union team
References
External links
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{{Super Rugby Americas
Brazilian rugby union teams
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Rugby clubs established in 2021
2021 establishments in Brazil
Super Rugby Americas