New Twist in Super Rugby Americas as Yacare Upset Pampas

There has been a new twist in Super Rugby Americas 2025 as Yacare upset Los Pampas in Asunción on Saturday. The 32-26 victory lifts the Paraguayan side into the Top 4. With it there is a scramble for 4th spot as Yacare are on 25, Selknam 24 and Los Tarucas 23 points. Only three rounds remain in the regular season.

• The win marked Yacare’s first ever victory over Los Pampas.
• Yacare outscored Los Pampas by four tries to one.
• Estanislao Renthel opened the scoring with a penalty for Los Pampas. Puma Justo Piccardo broke three tackles for the game’s first try.
• The turning point followed. Yacare rebounded from 10-0 deficit to score tries through winger Juan González and center Valentino Dicapua. They led 15-12 at halftime.
• González broke down the left to help set-up the next try scored by Paraguayan flanker Ariel Núñez.
• González then went from hero to zero as he was yellow carded for slapping down a pass which saw referee Damian Schneider awarding Los Pampas a penalty try.
• Argentine Santiago Ruiz score the bonus point try for Yacare, doing so from a maul.
• Estanislao Renthel kicked four penalties in total. They were crucial in Los Pampas finishing with a losing bonus point.
• Yacare have an optimal opportunity as securing five more points next week as they host the winless Cobras.
• Los Pampas will look to rebound at home against Selknam who are counting the costs of battle in Tucumán.

YACARE (32)
TRY – J González (23′); V Dicapua (39′); A Núñez (48′); S Ruiz (74′)
CON – V Dicapua 2 (40′, 49′); J Lamas (75′)
PEN – V Dicapua 2 (28′, 46′)
YC – F Lusarreta (72′)

PAMPAS (26)
TRY – J Piccardo (14′); Penalty Try (57′)
CON – R Estanislao (15′); No Kick (57′)
PEN  – R Estanislao 4 (10′, 37′, 42′, 40′)
YC – I Bottazzini (21′); J González (57′)

YACARE
1 Daniel Cabral, 2 Axel Zapata, 3 Enzo Egea, 4 Ignacio Martínez, 5 Lucas Sommer, 6 Nicolás Parada Heit, 7 Ariel Núñez, 8 Santiago Ruiz, 9 Gonzalo Bareiro, 10 Joaquín Lamas, 11 Juan González, 12 Valentino DiCapua, 13 Ramiro Amarilla (capt.), 14 Arturo López, 15 Julián Quetglas

Replacements: 16 Jordi Chavez, 17 Cesar Pérez, 18 Enrique Quinteros, 19 Juan José Heisecke, 20 Francisco Bareiro, 21 Diego Miño, 22 Rafael Bareiro, 23 Joaquín Mussi

PAMPAS
1 Miguel Prince, 2 Ignacio Bottazzini, 3 Bautista Bosch, 4 Franco Carrera, 5 Federico Lavanini, 6 Manuel Bernstein (capt.), 7 Nicolás D’Amorim, 8 Juan Cruz Pérez Rachel, 9 Ignacio Inchauspe, 10 Estanislao Renthel, 11 Jerónimo Ulloa, 12 Justo Piccardo, 13 Juan Pablo Castro, 14 Santiago Pernas, 15 Jerónimo Solveyra

Replacements: 16 Francisco Lusarreta, 17 Matías Medrano, 18 Tomás Rapetti, 19 Léo Mazzini, 20 Juan Penoucos, 21 Eliseo Morales, 22 Juan Pedro Bernasconi, 23 Nahuel Clausen

Referee: Damian Schneider (AR)
Assistants: Cauã Ricardo (BR); Adrian Bogado (PY)
TMO: Marco Demestri (PY)

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