Peñarol Rugby

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.

Peñarol debuted officially on March, 2020, v Chilean team Selknam, which also takes part of Súper Liga Americana. The Carbonero was defeated 15–13.

Stadium
Their home stadium is Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo and holds up to 14,000 people.

Honours

 * Súper Liga Americana de Rugby/Super Rugby Americas (2): 2022, 2023
 * Desafío de Campeones de América y Europa (1): 2023

Current squad
The Peñarol Rugby squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Americas season is:


 * Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
 * * denotes players qualified to play for on dual nationality or residency grounds.