Strong Brazil Roster Named for South American Four Nations

Brazil is ready to begin international competition in 2023. Os Tupis are set to travel to Asunción, Paraguay to compete in the 2023 South American Four Nations. The competition will see the test sides of Paraguay, Brazil and Colombia competing as well as the Chilean next-of-XV, the Chile XV.

The South American Championship will be contested over three match days. Fixtures will all take place in Asunción and will be played from August 19 to 27. Brazil begin against the Chile XV on August 19. They face Colombia in game two on August 23 and finish against Paraguay on August 27.

Brazil are the reigning champions of the competition. In 2022 it was the South American Tri Nations. Barranquilla, Colombia was the venue. Brazil went unbeaten; defeating Colombia 52-13 and Paraguay 31-28 to be crowned champions. Brazil met Paraguay again later in the year and won 34-19.

Brazil’s roster is based on the country’s professional rugby team, Os Cobras. The team finished bottom in Super Rugby Americas 2023. The 28-man roster for the South American Four Nations contains 21 Cobras.

Gabriel Paganini will lead the team. He acted as captain for the early rounds of Super Rugby Americas 2023 and led Brazil in the 2023 Tri Nations in Barranquilla. Of note is that fullback Guilherme Coghetto will hang-up his boots following the competition in Asunción.

In addition to the Brazilian-based players the roster also contains Lorenzo Massari, Antônio Zanatta and Leonel Moreno who play in Italy and Felipe Rosa and Matheus Rocha who play their rugby in Portugal.

Junior players João Amaral and Gustavo Sirino both earn first call-ups. They are in-line for the test debuts.  On the other hand there are two notable names missing. Center Robert Tenório is in the USA while front-rower Wilton Rebolo is playing in New Zealand.

 

BRAZIL ROSTER – SOUTH AMERICAN FOUR NATIONS

HOOKER
Endy Willian Pinheiro (Cobras)
Leonardo Souza (Cobras)

PROP
Brendon Alves (Cobras)
Henrique Ferreira (Cobras)
João Lucas Marino (Cobras)
Leonel Moreno (Civittavecchia, Italy)
Levy Marinho (Cobras)
Matheus Rocha (CDUL, Portugal)

SECOND-ROW
Felipe Rosa (Benfica, Portugal)
Gabriel “Fúria” Oliveira (Cobras)
Gabriel Paganini (Cobras)
Gustavo Sirino (Ilhabela)

BACK-ROW
Adrio de Melo (Cobras)
André Arruda (Cobras)
Cleber Dias (Cobras)
Matheus Claudio (Cobras)
Pedro Soares (Cobras)

SCRUM HALF
Douglas Rauth (Cobras)
Felipe Gonçalves (Cobras)

FLY HALF
João Pedro Amaral (SPAC)
Lucas Spago (Cobras)

CENTER
Antônio Zanatta (Mogliano, Italy)
Lorenzo Massari (Unattached, Italy)
Victor Silva (Cobras)

WING / FULLBACK
Daniel Lima (Cobras)
Lucas Tranquez (Cobras)
Guilherme Coghetto (Cobras)
Sérgio Luna (Cobras)

 

2023 SOUTH AMERICAN 4 NATIONS – FIXTURES

Sat August 19 vs

Sat August 19 vs

 

Wed August 23 vs

Wed August 23 vs

 

Sun August 27 vs

Sun August 27 vs