Peñarol Punish Raptors in Charrúa

A much-improved Peñarol completed a home bonus point win over the American Raptors on Friday. The 37-7 result gets the team back on track after falling to Os Cobras in Jacareí, Brazil in their prior fixture this season. The American Raptors’ are winless after three matches in South America thus far in Super Rugby Americas 2024.

 

CAPPED INTERNATIONALS

(12) – Mateo Sanguinetti, Mateo Perillo, Mathias Franco, Juan Manuel Rodríguez, Santiago Civetta, Lucas Bianchi, Manuel Diana, Santiago Álvarez, Juan Andrés Zuccarino, Juan Manuel Alonso, Mateo Perillo, Carlos Deus

(10) – Diego Fortuny (AR), Devereaux Ferris (US), Rufus McLean (SCO)

NOTABLE ABSENTEES

– Felipe Aliaga, Felipe Arcos Pérez, Baltazar Amaya, Bautista Basso, Ignacio Facciolo, Gastón Mieres, Mateo Viñals
– Patrick Madden, Diego Magno (UY), Ignacio Mieres (AR)

NOTES

• Peñarol were rusty but too strong and claimed the maximum 5 competition points.
• Scrum remains a concern for Peñarol.
• American Raptors scored first but never again; Peñarol scored 37 unanswered points.
• Facundo Pomponio scored only to be yellow carded for collapsing a maul following the re-start.
• Uncapped backs Dante Soto, Valentín Grille, Koba Brazionis, and Juan Bautista Hontou all started for Peñarol.
• Uruguayan hooker stocks continue to rise with uncapped Joaquín Myszka scoring two tries.
• The Raptors return to Colorado with a bye next weekend.
• Peñarol travel to Santiago to take-on Selknam in El Clássico.

LINEUPS

PENAROL
1 Mateo Sanguinetti, 2 Joaquín Myszka, 3 Mathias Franco, 4 Juan Manuel Rodríguez, 5 Agustín Morales, 6 Santiago Civetta (capt.), 7 Lucas Bianchi, 8 Manuel Diana, 9 Santiago Álvarez, 10 Juan Andrés Zuccarino, 11 Dante Soto, 12 Juan Manuel Alonso, 13 Valentín Grille, 14 Koba Brazionis, 15 Juan Bautista Hontou

Replacements: 16 Francisco García, 17  Mateo Perillo, 18 Duban Silvera, 19 Manuel Rosmarino, 20 Carlos Deus, 21 Pedro Hoblog, 22 Ícaro Amarillo, 23 Joaquín Suárez

AMERICAN RAPTORS
1 Ma’ake Muti, 2 Diego Fortuny (capt.), 3 Facundo Pomponio, 4 Javon Camp-Villalovos, 5 Will Crawford, 6 Mikey Grandy, 7 Aidan Christians, 8 Mo Vainikolo, 9 John Lefevre, 10 Deveraux Ferris, 11 Jacob Hidalgo, 12 Zach Hall, 13 Tomi Morani, 14 Rufus McLean, 15 Francisco Quinn

Replacements: 16 Jackson Zabierek, 17 Clay Markoff, 18 Zack Jessell, 19 Shawn Clark, 20 Tavius Sykora-Matthes, 21 Tommy Clark, 22 Aki Pulu, 23 Watson Filikitonga

SCORING

PENAROL (37)
Try – J Myszka 2 (17′, 36′); JM Alonso (28′); M Franco (53′); JM Rodríguez (62′)
Con – JA Zuccarino (29′, 37′); Í Amarillo (63′)
Pen – JA Zuccarino (40′); Í Amarillo (70′)
YC – M Sanguinetti (12′)

AMERICAN RAPTORS (7)
Try – F Pomponio (15′)
Con – F Quinn (16′)
YC – F Pomponio (16′); W Filikitonga (68′)

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

MATCH INFO

Date: Friday, March 01
Kick-Off: 8pm (UY); 4pm (MST)
Venue: Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (UY)

OFFICIALS

Referee: Nehuén Jauri Rivero (AR)
Assistant Referees: Nicolás Cotic; Tomás Ninci
TMO: Gustavo Paulín

HEAD-TO-HEAD RESULTS

Mar 01, 2024 – Peñarol 37-07 American Raptors (Montevideo, UY)
Apr 30, 2023 – American Raptors 37-50 Peñarol (Denver, CO, US)
Feb 24, 2023 – Peñarol 28-19 American Raptors (Montevideo, UY)
Jun 18, 2022 – American Raptors 10-26 Peñarol (Denver, CO, US)