Dominant second-Half sees Peñarol Past Cobras in São Paulo

A dominant second-half showing from Peñarol saw there Uruguayans comfortably past Los Cobras in São Paulo. The outcome of the match means Peñarol remain top of Super Rugby Americas 2025 while Os Cobras remain bottom. The Brazilians are winless after four matches while Peñarol have four wins and one loss from their five matches thus far.

• Os Cobras were dealt an early blow with Ben Donald unable to play beyond the 9th minute.
• The match was played in wet conditions. The first try was a Guillermo Pujadas speciality; he scored a lineout to maul try.
• While the first try was about technique and strength, the  second-try was skill and execution. A reverse flick pass from Argentine Bautista Farisé resulted in Ignacio Facciolo scoring down the left.
• Farisé converted both tries for Peñarol. Lucas Tranquez responded with a penalty. It was Os Cobras’ only points of the contest.
• Baltazar Amaya marked his return from injury with a try.
• The debuting Juan Francisco Aguirre Gallardo scored from a pick-and-go to give Peñarol a bonus point.
• The final try saw Felipe Etcheverry chipping over the defense for Joaquín Suárez to score.
• Peñarol have a bye next round. They put up their feet as the competition leaders.
• Os Cobras face Yacare in their next match. The March 29 fixture will be a home game and see Os Cobras seeking their first win of the Super Rugby Americas 2025 season.

COBRAS (3)
PEN – L Tranquez 1/1 (21′)
YC – F Luna (76′)

PENAROL (35)
TRY – G Pujadas (16′); I Facciolo (35′); B Amaya (51′); JF Aguirre Gallardo (56′); J Suárez (77′)
CON – B Farisé 4/4 (17′, 35′, 52′, 57′); S Álvarez (78′)

COBRAS
1 Brendon Alves, 2 Endy Willian Pinheiro, 3 Javier Coronel, 4 Ben Donald, 5 Hélder Lúcio, 6 Renato Santos, 7 Cleber Dias, 8 André Arruda, 9 Felipe Gonçalves, 10 Lucas Tranquez, 11 Andrei Santana, 12 Robert Tenório, 13 Fernando Luna, 14 Daniel Lima, 15 João do Amaral

Replacements: 16 Henrique Ferreira, 17 Aquiles Schulter, 18 Tiago Santos, 19 Adrio de Melo, 20 Manuel Todado, 21 Rodolfo Martins, 22 Rodrigo Santos, 23 Lorenzo Massari Temer

PENAROL
1 Mateo Sanguinetti, 2 Guillermo Pujadas, 3 Bautista Vidal, 4 Felipe Aliaga, 5 Manuel Rosmarino, 6 Santiago Civetta (Capt.), 7 Lucas Bianchi, 8 Carlos Deus, 9 Tomás Di Biase, 10 Ícaro Amarillo, 11 Juan Manuel Alonso, 12 Joaquín Suárez, 13 Bautista Farisé, 14 Ignacio Facciolo, 15 Baltazar Amaya

Replacements: 16 Joaquín Myszka, 17 Mateo Perillo, 18 Juan Francisco Aguirre Gallardo, 19 Bautista Viero, 20 Franco Bertini, 21 Santiago Álvarez, 22 Felipe Etcheverry, 23 Alfonso Perillo Albarracin

Referee: Mauro Rossi (AR)
Assistants: Juan Manuel Martínez (AR); Luca Saccomano (BR)
TMO: Maximiliano Miranda (AR)

MAR 29  VS

BYE