Peñarol down American Raptors in Colorado

Peñarol downed the American Raptors on Saturday in Glendale, Colorado. The young Uruguayan team wearing the colors of the SLAR 2022 champions were 26-10 winners.

The Uruguayans had a one man advantage for the majority of the contest. A red card to the home side was too much for them to recover from. Peñarol played a well-structured game and came away with the win by four tries to two.

The first half saw two tries to the visitors. Fullback Ignacio Álvarez and second-rower Facundo Rizzo were the scorers. The home side’s score went to winger Dcota Dixon.

The American Raptors’ second try was also scored by a winger. David Still picked-up from the base of a ruck and completed an impressive swan five for the score. Peñarol’s second half saw flanker Juan Martín David and scrum-half Joaquín Suárez scoring tries.

The match was the final fixture of the 2022 Challenge Cup of the Americas. In their earlier matches both teams were beaten Peñarol fell to a loss against Vancouver side UBCOB Ravens while the American Raptors were beaten by Argentine side Los Jaguares XV.

SCORING

AMERICAN RAPTORS (10)
Try – D Dixon, D Still
Con – L Latu 0/2

PENAROL (26)
Try – I Álvarez, F Rizzo, JM David, J Suárez
Con – J Garese 3/4

TEAMS

AMERICAN RAPTORS
1 Payton Ilalio, 2 Sione Finefeuiaki, 3 Ma’ake Muti, 4 Tavius Sykora-Matthess, 5 Max Dacey, 6 Caleb Repp, 7 Brady Daniel, 8 Mikey Grandy, 9 Jeffrey Peleseuma, 10 Line Latu (capt.), 11 David Still, 12 Zach Hall, 13 Semiou Smith, 14 Dcota Dixon, 15 Daytwon Sheridan

PENAROL
1 Ignacio Rua, 2 Gerónimo Guttíerez, 3 Nahuel Sánchez, 4 Facundo Rizzo, 5 Manuel Rosmarino, 6 Juan Martín David, 7 Francisco Bartorelli, 8 Renato Schremini, 9 Joaquín Suárez, 10 Javier Garese, 11 Alfonso Silva, 12 José Perrone, 13 Augusto Paullier, 14 Francisco Berchesi, 15 Ignacio Álvarez