Super Rugby Americas 2025 – Pampas vs Peñarol – ARN Guide

Los Pampas of Buenos Aires take-in Peñarol of Montevideo on Friday. The match opens round three of Super Rugby Americas 2025. The visitors are yet to be beaten after two rounds while Los Pampas‘ only fixture thus far was a draw in Córdoba. Both have title ambitions and will need to perform well to come away with points at La Catedral.

PAMPAS – SRA 2025 RESULTS

20-20

PENAROL – SRA 2025 RESULTS

29-28 

50-15

CLUB DEBUTANTS

– Francisco Suárez; Federico de Los Santos

STARTING CHANGES

9 Ignacio Inchauspe replaces Eliseo Morales
13 Bruno Heit replaces Juan Pablo Castro

1 Mateo Perillo replaces Mateo Sanguinetti
2 Joaquín Myzska replaces Guillermo Pujadas
4 Carlos Deus replaces Juan Manuel Rodríguez

CAPPED INTERNATIONALS

(2) J Moro (N8); J Piccardo (CE)
(15) M Perillo (LH), J Myzska (HK), C Deus (LO), F Aliaga (LO), S Civetta (FL), L Bianchi (FL), M Diana (N8.), S Álvarez (SH), F Etcheverry (FH), I Facciolo (WI), F Arcos Pérez (CE), B Basso (WI), M Cardoso Pinto (FB – Portugal), G Pujadas (HK), JM Alonso (CE)

NOTABLE ABSENTEES

– Juan Manuel Rodríguez (LO), Ícaro Amarillo (FH), Juan Andrés Zuccarino (FH), Joaquín Suárez (CE), Andrés Vilaseca (CE), Mateo Viñals (WI)

NOTES

• Peñarol are the only team with two wins after two rounds of SRA 2025.
• The injury loss of Juan Manuel Rodriguez sees Carlos Deus playing out of position for Peñarol. Notwithstanding, Deus debuted for Uruguay in the second-row against Japan.
• Peñarol’s replacement second-rower, Manuel Rosmarino, is also a natural back-rower.
• Meanwhile, Pampas flanker Manuel Bernstein has played a lot in the second-row and Federico Lavanini will continue his career in France.
• Rodríguez’ season ending injury adds to the list of sidelined Peñarol players. Among them is national captain Andrés Vilaseca who Uruguay will want 100% for the RWC 2027 Qualifiers.
• Peñarol fullback Manuel Cardoso Pinto is the only European player in SRA. Cardoso Pinto is one of 15 capped players in Peñarol’s 23.
• 2024 Pumas debutants Joaquín Moro and Justo Piccardo start for Los Pampas.
• Replacements Mateo Albanese and Francisco González Capdevilla are looking for their first taste of SRA this season.
• Los Pampas have won all five prior matches against Peñarol. The team replaced Los Jaguares XV who won three and lost three against Peñarol in 2021-2022.
• Brazilian referee Cauã Ricardo will officiate the match in Spanish.

PREDICTION

The players will be exposed to the elements. Rain and a thunder storm are forecast for Buenos Aires. With Peñarol’s scrum having been exposed against Yacare, Los Pampas should have a platform from which to exploit. An improved showing fro the side side is expected; nonetheless, Peñarol are favorites to win in Buenos Aires.

LINEUPS

PAMPAS
1 Matías Medrano, 2 Ramiro Gurovich, 3 Tomás Rapetti, 4 Franco Carrera, 5 Federico Lavanini, 6 Manuel Bernstein (capt.), 7 Nicolás D’Amorim, 8 Joaquín Moro, 9 Ignacio Inchauspe, 10 Estanislao Renthel, 11 Alfonso Latorre, 12 Justo Piccardo, 13 Bruno Heit, 14 Santiago Pernas, 15 Francisco Quinn

Replacements: 16 Ignacio Bottazzini, 17 Javier Corvalán, 18 Gael Galván, 19 Leo Mazzini, 20 Juan Cruz Pérez Rachel, 21 Mateo Albanese, 22 Jerónimo Solveyra, 23 Francisco González Capdevilla

PENAROL
1 Mateo Perillo, 2 Joaquín Myzska, 3 Bautista Vidal, 4 Carlos Deus, 5 Felipe Aliaga, 6 Santiago Civetta, 7 Lucas Bianchi, 8 Manuel Diana (capt.), 9 Santiago Álvarez, 10 Felipe Etcheverry, 11 Ignacio Facciolo, 12 Bautista Farise, 13 Felipe Arcos Pérez, 14 Bautista Basso, 15 Manuel Cardoso Pinto

Replacements: 16 Guillermo Pujadas, 17 Francisco Suárez, 18 Bautista Bottino, 19 Manuel Rosmarino, 20 Federico de Los Santos, 21 Tomás Di Biase, 22 Alfonso Albarracin, 23 Juan Manuel Alonso

MATCH INFO

Date: Friday, February 28
Venue: Club Atlético San Isidro, “La Catedral” (Buenos Aires, AR)
Kickoff: 8pm (AR)
Weather Forecast: Rain and Thunder, 25°C; wind (8 km/h)
Broadcasts: ESPN; Disney +

OFFICIALS

Referee: Cauã Ricardo (BR)
Assistants: Juan Manuel López (AR); Nicolás Cotic (AR)
TMO: Lucas Galán (AR)

HEAD-TO-HEAD (10) – Peñarol (2); Pampas (8) STREAK – Pampas (5)

Jun 07, 2024 – Pampas 50-27 Peñarol (Buenos Aires, AR)
May 18, 2024 – Peñarol 25-63 Pampas (Montevideo, UY)
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)