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2017 SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
BRAZIL
Head Coach: Rodolfo Ambrosio
Captain: Nick Smith
FIXTURES
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | RESULT |
| 2017-05-13 | Chile | Estadio de la Pintana, Santiago | 10-15 |
| 2017-05-20 | Uruguay | Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | 27-41 |
| 2017-05-26 | Paraguay | Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo | 57-6 |
CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE
| TEAM | GP | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP | PTS |
| Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 57 | +56 | 2 | 14 |
| Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 44 | +48 | 1 | 9 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 62 | +32 | 2 | 6 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 168 | -136 | 0 | 0 |
ROSTER
(* records incomplete prior to 2008)
| NAME | POS | HGT | WGT | DOB | CAPS | CLUB |
| Abud, Lucas | LH | 1.88 6-2 |
120 265 |
Aug 26 1993 |
25 | SPAC |
| Paulo, Jonatas “Chabal” |
LH | 1.77 5-10 |
110 240 |
May 14 1985 |
20 | Bandeirantes |
| Vettorato, Jardel | LH | 1.79 5-10 |
118 260 |
Oct 22 1985 |
23 | San Diego |
| Almeida, Luan | HO | 1.84 6-0 |
108 240 |
Dec 28 1994 |
– | Jacareí |
| Danielewicz, Daniel “Nativo” |
HO | 1.74 5-9 |
102 225 |
Aug 8 1982 |
46* | Desterro |
| Rosetti, Yan | HO | 1.75 5-9 |
96 210 |
May 7 1993 |
18 | CUBA (AR) |
| Bengaló, Pedro | TH | 1.93 6-4 |
127 280 |
Oct 14 1995 |
4 | Desterro |
| Rocha, Matheus “Blade” |
TH | 1.90 6-3 |
120 265 |
Apr 23 1997 |
2 | Jacareí |
| Silva, Caíque “Santi” |
TH | 1.90 6-3 |
124 275 |
Nov 21 1993 |
13 | Niterói |
| Dias, Cléber “Gelado” |
LO | 1.93 6-4 |
105 230 |
Jul 3 1994 |
10 | SPAC |
| Paganini, Gabriel | LO | 1.92 6-4 |
101 220 |
Mar 3 1993 |
6 | Bandeirantes |
| Piero, Lucas “Bruxinho” |
LO | 1.89 6-2 |
107 235 |
Sep 25 1991 |
36 | Desterro |
| Vieira, Luiz “Monstro” |
LO | 1.94 6-4 |
105 230 |
Jul 14 1994 |
11 | Villefranche (FR) |
| Arruda, André “Buda” |
FL/N8 | 1.90 6-3 |
103 225 |
Jan 9 1989 |
10 | Desterro |
| Bergo, Arthur | FL | 1.88 6-2 |
95 210 |
Mar 7 1994 |
6 | SPAC |
| da Ros, João Luiz “Ige” |
FL | 1.86 6-1 |
101 220 |
Jul 10 1982 |
48* | Desterro |
| Daniel, Matheus | FL | 1.83 6-0 |
90 200 |
Jun 19 1990 |
23 | Jacareí |
| Smith, Nick | N8 | 1.86 6-1 |
106 235 |
May 1 1986 |
38* | SPAC |
| Bourda-Couhet, Laurent | SH/FB | 1.70 5-7 |
75 165 |
Jul 12 1994 |
12 | Bandeirantes |
| Duque, Lucas “Tanque” |
SH | 1.70 5-7 |
84 185 |
Mar 15 1984 |
33* | São José |
| Reeves, Josh | FH | 1.82 6-0 |
90 200 |
Aug 7 1990 |
5 | Jacareí |
| Duque, Moisés | CE | 1.75 5-9 |
90 200 |
Dec 21 1988 |
37* | São José |
| Sancery, Felipe | CE | 1.85 6-1 |
92 200 |
May 27 1994 |
19 | São José |
| Giantorno, Stefano | WI | 1.72 5-8 |
87 190 |
Sep 17 1991 |
14 | Niterói |
| Tenório, Robert | WI | 1.91 6-3 |
90 200 |
Jul 27 1996 |
8 | Pasteur |
| Tranquez, Lucas | WI | 1.83 6-0 |
93 205 |
Mar 12 1994 |
18 | SPAC |
| van Niekerk, De Wet | WI | 1.83 6-0 |
85 185 |
Mar 25 1994 |
4 | Bandeirantes |
| Sancery, Daniel | FB | 1.85 6-1 |
94 205 |
May 27 1994 |
17 | São José |