Peñarol is a
Uruguayan
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professional
rugby union
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team based in
Montevideo
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. The team was founded in 2019 to compete in
Súper Liga Americana de Rugby and is the rugby section of the
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...
sports club
A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports.
Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
. With its participation, Peñarol became the first professional rugby club in Uruguay.
[Peñarol llegó al rugby]
on Peñarol site
Peñarol debuted officially on March, 2020, v Chilean team
Selknam Selknam or Selk'nam may refer to:
*Selk'nam people
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, which also takes part of Súper Liga Americana. The ''Carbonero'' was defeated 15–13.
Difícil jugar tan mal
on El Observador, 5 Mar 2020
Stadium
Their home stadium is Estadio Charrúa
Estadio Charrúa is a stadium in the Carrasco neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay, used mostly for football and rugby union matches. Property of the Montevideo Department, it is currently leased to the Uruguayan Rugby Union and Uruguayan Football ...
in Montevideo and holds up to 14,000 people.
Honours
* Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (1): 2022
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Current squad
The Peñarol Rugby squad for the 2023 Super Rugby Americas season is:
References
External links
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Uruguayan rugby union teams
Rugby clubs established in 2019
Peñarol
2019 establishments in Uruguay
Super Rugby Americas