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In the second of two SRA Friday fixtures, Peñarol play host to Los Tarucas. The occasion will mark the beginning professional competition between the Montevideo and Tucumán franchises in Uruguay. It is the second meeting between the teams following Peñarol’s 21-16 victory earlier this season in Argentina. Both teams need competition points to continue their quest to reach the play-off’s.
| CURRENT STANDINGS |
2nd
6th
| SUPER RUGBY AMERICAS 2025 – PEÑAROL RESULTS |
SUPER RUGBY AMERICAS 2025 –  TARUCAS RESULTS |
| STARTING LINE-UP CHANGES – PEÑAROL |
|
IN | OUT |
| 3 | Juan Francisco Aguirre | Bautista Vidal |
| 6 | Santiago Civeta | Lucas Bianchi |
| STARTING LINE-UP CHANGES – TARUCAS |
|
IN | OUT |
| 1 | Julián Martín | Benjamín Garrido |
| 4 | Mariano Perondi | Facundo García Hamilton |
| 6 | Thiago Sbrocco | Facundo Cardozo |
| 8 | Facundo García Hamilton | Santiago Aguilar |
| 10 | Juan Manuel Molinuevo | Nicolás Roger |
| 12 | Mariano García Ascarate | Tomás Medina |
| 13 | Tomás Medina | José Gianotti |
| 14 | Mateo Pasquini | Baltazar García |
| CAPPED INTERNATIONALS |
– Sanguinetti, Aliaga, Civeta, Deus, Diana, Etcheverry, Facciolo, Amarillo, Myszka, Perillo, Álvarez (all Uruguay), Cardoso Pinto (Portugal)
– Fortuny (Argentina)
| NOTES |
- Peñarol lost regular flanker Lucas Bianchi to injury in the win over Selknam last weekend.
- Portuguese RWC 2023 outside back Manuel Cardoso Pinto returns from injury for Peñarol.
- Argentina’s need for more scrum-half options for Los Pumas sees the position receiving plenty of attention in Super Rugby Americas. The match-up between Tomás Di Biase and Simón Benítez Cruz is between two Argentines in the conversation for potential consideration for international duty.
- Álvaro Galindo has dropped Nicolas Roger and given Juan Manuel Molinuevo a start at fly half. He played fullback in the win over Los Dogos.
- Facundo García Hamilton moves from second-row to N8 for Los Tarucas.
- The only prior match between the teams was last month. Peñarol won 21-16 in Tucumán.
| PREDICTION |
Hot off a controversial late win over Selknam, Peñarol enter the match in good stead. The Uruguayans have been playing better rugby than have Los Tarucas for most of the season. Friendly playing conditions and confidence will assist the home side. Los Tarucas’ rookie season has been a mixed bag. If they can dominate the scrum and contact areas then they are in with a good shot at winning at the home of Uruguayan rugby. Peñarol are favorites to win at home.
| LINEUPS |
PEÑAROL
1 Mateo Sanguinetti, 2 Sebastian Pérez, 3 Juan Francisco Aguirre, 4 Felipe Aliaga, 5 Bautista Viero, 6 Santiago Civeta, 7 Carlos Deus, 8 Manuel Diana (capt.), 9 Tomás Di Biase, 10 Felipe Etcheverry, 11 Ignacio Facciolo, 12 Bautista Farise, 13 Alfonso Perillo Albaraccín, 14 Ícaro Amarillo, 15 Justo Ferrario
Replacements: 16 Joaquín Myszka, 17 Mateo Perillo, 19 Francisco Súarez, 20 Federico de Los Santos, 21 Manuel Rosmarino, 22 Santiago Álvarez, 23 Manuel Cardoso Pinto
1 Julián Martín, 2 Tomás Bartolini (capt.), 3 Francisco Moreno, 4 Mariano Perondi, 5 Luciano Asevedo, 6 Thiago Sbrocco, 7 Agustín Sarelli, 8 Facundo García Hamilton, 9 Simón Benítez Cruz, 10 Juan Manuel Molinuevo, 11 Tomás Vanni, 12 Mariano García Ascarate, 13 Tomás Medina, 14 Mateo Pasquini, 15 Stefano Ferro
Replacements: 16 Diego Fortuny, 17 Benjamín Farías Cerioni, 18 Rodrigo Navarro, 19 Facundo Cardozo, 20 Santiago Aguillar, 21 Estanislao Pregot, 22 Nicolás Roger, 23 Bautista Estofan
| MATCH INFO |
Date: Friday, May 02
Venue: Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (UY)
Kickoff: 8pm (UY); 8pm (AR)
Weather Forecast: Mostly Clear Skies, 19°C; Wind 8 km/h
Broadcasts: ESPN; Disney +
| OFFICIALS |
Referee: Gonzalo De Achaval (Argentina)
Assistants: Federico Longobardi (Argentina); Armen Abisaab (Uruguay)
TMO: Francisco Pesce (Uruguay)
| PRIOR SRA RESULTS |
April 07, 2025 – Tarucas 16-21 Peñarol (Tucumán, AR)
