Yacare XV

Yacare XV

Full name	Yacare XV
Founded	2019; 5 years ago (2019) as Olimpia Lions
Location	Asunción, Paraguay
Ground(s)	Estadio Héroes de Curupayty (Capacity: 3,000)
Coach(es)	Ricardo Le Fort
Captain(s)	Mariano Garcete
League(s)	Super Rugby Americas
2023	4th Playoffs Semi-finalist
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Yacare XV is a Paraguayan professional rugby union team based in Asunción. The team was founded in 2019 as Olimpia Lions to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby.^[1] Olimpia Lions was an offshoot of the Club Olimpia sports club.^[2]

The team was re-branded ahead of the 2023 Super Rugby Americas season as "Yacare XV".^[3]

The team's name and logo image are based on yacare caiman, a mid-size species of caiman^[4] native to Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia and adjacent parts of Brazil.

Yacare XV plays at the "Estadio Héroes de Curupayty" in Luque which has recently been renovated with a new playing surface in preparation for professional rugby.^[5]

The Yacare XV squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Americas season is:^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Jordi Chávez Hooker Paraguay Lucas Otaño Hooker Paraguay Ignacio Palillo Hooker Argentina Axel Zapata Hooker Argentina Estéfano Aranda Prop Paraguay Camilo Blasco Prop Paraguay Daniel Cabral Prop Paraguay César Pérez Prop Paraguay Rolando Portillo* Prop Argentina Enrique Quinteros Prop Paraguay Ezequiel Reyes Prop Argentina Rodolfo Rivadeneira Prop Argentina Lucio Anconetani Lock Argentina Mariano Garcete (c) Lock Paraguay Juan José Heisecke Lock Paraguay Adrián León Lock Paraguay Ignacio Martínez Lock Paraguay Álvaro Alló Back row Paraguay Ariel Nuñez Back row Paraguay Nicolás Parada Heit Back row Argentina Juan Pérez Rachel Back row Argentina Felipe Puertas Back row Argentina Mateo Rodríguez Back row Paraguay Enzo Sander Back row Paraguay

Player Position Union Gonzalo Bareiro Scrum-half Paraguay Diego Miño Scrum-half Paraguay Marcos Romañach Scrum-half Paraguay Juan Cruz Strada Scrum-half Argentina Joaquín Lamas Fly-half Argentina Joaquín Mussi Fly-half Paraguay Sebastián Urbieta Fly-half Paraguay Ramiro Amarilla* Centre Argentina Daniel Chilavert Centre Paraguay Phillip Hug de Belmont Centre Paraguay Gianfranco Parodi Centre Paraguay Tomás Vanni Centre Argentina Patricio Cabrera Wing Paraguay Juan González Wing Paraguay Arturo López Wing Paraguay Ramiro Moyano Wing Argentina Facundo Paiva Wing Paraguay Tomás MacCall Fullback Argentina Juan Manuel Molinuevo Fullback Argentina

• Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
• * denotes players qualified to play for Paraguay on dual nationality or residency grounds.

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