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Friday night Super Rugby Americas action will be in Montevideo. The Uruguayan capital will play-host to the battle of the Rio de la Plata as Peñarol take-on Los Pampas. The match is a hypothetical Semi Final; the teams are 1st and 4th at present and only two rounds remain.
| CURRENT STANDINGS |
9-0-1 (W7) 1st
5-0-5 (W3) 4th
| LINEUP CHANGES |
12 Joaquín Suárez moves from 14; replaces Juan Manuel Alonso
13 Juan Manuel Alonso moves from 13; replaces Felipe Arcos Pérez
14 Juan Bautista Hontou replaces Joaquín Súarez
1 Facundo Scaiano replaces Javier Corvalán
4 Rodrigo Fernández Criado replaces Eliseo Fourcade
6 Manuel Bernstein replaces Santiago Montagner
13 Juan Pablo Castro replaces Bruno Heit
| CLUB DEBUTS |
– Jhon Jader Quiñones (Gatos, CO)
| CAPPED INTERNATIONALS |
– (12) Mateo Sanguinetti; Mathias Franco; Felipe Aliaga; Santiago Civetta; Lucas Bianchi; Carlos Deus; Juan Manuel Alonso; Ignacio Álvarez; Mateo Perillo; Manuel Diana; Santiago Álvarez; Jhon Jader Quiñones (CO)
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| NOTABLE ABSENTEES |
– Juan Manuel Rodríguez; Juan Andrés Zuccarino; Felipe Arcos Pérez; Bautista Basso; Baltazar Amaya; Ignacio Facciolo; Mateo Viñals; Gastón Mieres
– Javier Corvalán; Eliseo Chiavassa; Tomás Bernasconi; Eliseo Morales; Benjamín Elizalde
| NOTES |
- Rugby World Cup 2019 and 2023 N8, Manuel Diana is back from injury.
- Colombian winger Jhon Jader Quiñones will debut for Peñarol as a replacement.
- Argentina XV hooker Leonel Oviedo starts for Peñarol.
- Carlos Deus vs Joaquín Moro is the feature match-up.
- Juan Manuel Leguiazmón has awarded prop Facundo Scaiano with his first SRA start.
- Manuel Bernstein is back to lead Los Pampas. He missed last weekend’s match against Selknam.
- Renzo Zanella, Mateo Lorenzo and Marcos Eliçagaray are back but as replacements.
| PREDICTION |
Los Pampas are running hot. The team have won their past seven matches and have done so by playing very well. Last weekend saw Los Pampas stomp a Mud Hole on Selknam. The 54-0 win was the most comprehensive of the season. Peñarol have rebounded from their woes but still only have a 50% winning record for the season. Conditions should not have any genuine impact on the contest. ARN projects a Pampas bonus point win by a margin of 14+ points.
| LINEUPS |
PENAROL
1 Mateo Sanguinetti, 2 Leonel Oviedo, 3 Mathias Franco, 4 Manuel Rosmarino, 5 Felipe Aliaga, 6 Santiago Civetta (capt.), 7 Lucas Bianchi, 8 Carlos Deus, 9 Pedro Hoblog, 10 Ícaro Amarillo, 11 Dante Soto, 12 Joaquín Suárez, 13 Juan Manuel Alonso, 14 Juan Bautista Hontou, 15 Ignacio Álvarez
Replacements: 16 Joaquín Myszka, 17 Mateo Perillo, 18 Horacio de la Mota, 19 Agustín Morales, 20 Manuel Diana, 21 Santiago Álvarez, 22 Santiago Terra, 23 Jhon Jader Quiñones
PAMPAS
1 Facundo Scaiano, 2 Ignacio Bottazzini, 3 Estanislao Carullo, 4 Rodrigo Fernández Criado, 5 Marcelo Toledo, 6 Manuel Bernstein (capt.), 7 Nicolás D´Ámorim, 8 Joaquín Moro, 9 Simón Benítez Cruz, 10 Joaquín de la Vega Mendía, 11 Jerónimo Ulloa, 12 Justo Piccardo, 13 Juan Pablo Castro, 14 Santiago Pernas, 15 Manuel Nogúes
Replacements: 16 Ramiro Gurovich, 17 Renzo Zanella, 18 Javier Coronel, 19 Mateo Lorenzo, 20 Santiago Montagner, 21 Bernabé López Fleming, 22 Bruno Heit, 23 Marcos Eliçagaray
| MATCH INFO |
Date: Friday, May 17
Venue: Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (UY)
Kickoff: 8pm (UY); 8pm (AR)
Weather Forecast: Partly Cloudy, 10°C, wind SE (16 km/h)
Broadcasts: Star +; ESPN
| OFFICIALS |
Referee: Damián Schneider (AR)
Assistants: Roberto Barreiro (AR); Tomás Ninci (AR)
TMO: Francisco Pesce (AR)
| HISTORY |
HEAD-TO-HEAD (8) – Peñarol (2); Pampas (5) STREAK – Pampas (3)
Mar 22, 2024 – Pampas 38-20 Peñarol (Buenos Aires, AR)
May 19, 2023 – Peñarol 10-16 Pampas (Montevideo, UY)
Mar 29, 2023 – Pampas 20-19 Peñarol (Buenos Aires, AR)
May 10, 2022 – Peñarol 32-14 Jaguares XV (Montevideo, UY)
Apr 02, 2022 – Jaguares XV 20-27 Peñarol (Ciudad del Este, PY)
Apr 04, 2021 – Jaguares XV 46-17 Peñarol (Santiago, CL)
May 01, 2021 – Peñarol 18-42 Jaguares XV (Montevideo, UY)
Apr 04, 2021 – Peñarol 28-36 Jaguares XV (Montevideo, UY)
