New-look Yacare roster for Super Rugby Americas 2024

Yacare have named a 43-man roster for the upcoming Super Rugby Americas campaign. Included are several new names, most notably former Pumas winger Ramiro Moyano. The 33-year-old has joined the Paraguayan franchise after spending last season in Colorado with the American Raptors.

Second row Lucio Anconetani joins from Cobras, scrumhalf Juan Cruz Strada from Dogos, and flyhalf Joaquín Lamas from Los Pampas. Returning from stints in Major League Rugby are hooker Axel Zapata and tighthead prop Enrique Quinteros, who arrive from Houston and New York respectively.

A pair of Pumas 7s representatives arrive in flyhalf or fullback Juan Manuel Molinuevo and midfielder Tomás Vanni. Former Pumitas u20 eightman Nicolás Parada Heit recently lined up for the Sudamérica XV against Black Lion. He spent the past four years playing professionally in Spain.

Several Paraguayan youngsters have been integrated, including teenage backs Joaquín Mussi and Facundo Paiva. They will be supported by established starters such as lock Mariano Garcete, center Ramiro Amarilla, and wing Juan González.

A detailed squad list can be seen here.

 

LOOSEHEAD PROP
Camilo Blasco (Santa Clara)
Daniel Cabral (Cristo Rey)
Ezequiel Reyes (Atlético del Rosario, AR)

HOOKER
Jordi Chávez (Santa Clara)
Lucas Otaño (CURDA)
Ignacio Palillo (GE Rosario, AR)
Axel Zapata (SITAS, AR)

TIGHTHEAD PROP
Estéfano Aranda (Jabalies)
Cesar Pérez (San José)
Rolando Portillo (CURDA)
Enrique Quinteros (San José)
Rodolfo Rivadeneira (San Martín, AR)

SECOND ROW
Lucio Anconetani (Duendes, AR)
Adrián León (San José)
Ignacio Martínez (San José)
Mariano Garcete (CURDA)
Juan José Heisecke (CURDA)

BACK ROW
Álvaro Alló (CURDA)
Ariel Nuñez (San José)
Nicolás Parada Heit (Uni Salta, AR)
Juan Pérez Rachel (Deportiva Francesa, AR)
Felipe Puertas (Los Tilos, AR)
Mateo Rodríguez (San José)
Enzo Sander (CURDA)

SCRUMHALF
Gonzalo Bareiro (San José)
Diego Miño (Jabalies)
Marcos Romañach (San José)
Juan Cruz Strada (Santa Fe, AR)

FLYHALF/FULLBACK
Joaquín Lamas (SIC, AR)
Thomas MacCall (Pueyrredón, AR)
Juan Manuel Molinuevo (Huirapuca, AR)
Joaquín Mussi (CURDA)
Sebastián Urbieta (CURDA)

MIDFIELD
Ramiro Amarilla (San José)
Daniel Chilavert (Cristo Rey)
Phillip Hug de Belmont (San José)
Gianfranco Parodi (CURDA)
Tomás Vanni (Uni Tucumán, AR)

OUTSIDE BACKS
Patricio Cabrera (San José)
Juan González (Asunción)
Arturo López (CURDA)
Ramiro Moyano (Lince, AR)
Facundo Paiva (CURDA)