Cobras Brasil XV

Cobras Brasil XV

Founded	2021 (2021)
Location	São Paulo, SP
Ground(s)	TBA (Capacity: -)
Coach(es)	Emiliano Bergamaschi
Captain(s)	Felipe Sancery
League(s)	SLAR
2021	5th Playoffs DNQ
1st kit 2nd kit

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. Cobras replaced the rugby section of Corinthians, 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 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.

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:

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby 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

• Brazil national rugby union team

External links

• Cobras Brasil XV on Twitter