Jardel Vettorato joins Cobras for SLAR

Cobras have been given an enormous boost ahead of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. Jardel Vettorato has joined the traveling squad for the first leg in Chile. The 35-year-old tighthead prop is an unexpected addition having last played for Brazil in June 2019.

Vettorato is the only name on the list of 30 that was not in the original 39-man long-list. His inclusion comes at the expense of promising youngsters Henrique Ferreira and Joel Ramírez, though it’s not immediately clear if they were available for the trip. It’s also unknown if Vettorato will be considered for international selection in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

The most notable absentees from the traveling group are hooker Endy Willian, flanker Arthur Bergo, and versatile back Lucas Tranquez. Bergo misses out due to injury. Others from the long-list who did not make the cut are front rowers Alexandre Alves and Brendon Alves, lock Gabriel Oliveira, and flankers Michael Moraes and Guilherme Dias.

A detailed squad list can be seen here.

FORWARDS
Lucas Abud (Poli), Leonardo de Souza (São José), Leonel Moreno (São José), Santiago Grippo (Urú Curé, ARG), Yan Rosetti (Pasteur), Matheus Rocha (Jacareí), Caíque Silva (São José), Jardel Vettorato (Rags), Manuel Bernstein (CRAI, ARG), Cléber Dias (Poli), Kauã Guimarães (Pasteur), Gabriel Paganini (Band Saracens), André Arruda (Desterro), Matheus Cláudio (Jacareí), Adrio de Melo (Pasteur), Devon Müller (Pasteur), Rafael Teixeira (Jacareí).

BACKS
Laurent Bourda-Couhet (Band Saracens), Felipe Cunha (Pasteur), Douglas Rauth (Curitiba), Josh Reeves (Poli), Lucas Spago (Pasteur), Moisés Duque (São José), Franco Giudice (Gimnasia y Esgrima, ARG), Gabriel Quirino (São José), Felipe Sancery (São José), Daniel Lima (Poli), Robert Tenório (Poli), Marcos De Sanctis (Palermo Bajo, ARG), Daniel Sancery (São José)