Peñarol Make Light Work of Cobras on Monday Showdown

Peñarol made light work of Os Cobras in the Monday showdown. The Uruguayans were 57-23 winners in a match that was over long before half-time. Discipline haunted Os Cobras who conceded two second-half yellow cards. The match ended with a Brazilian try. It was the second of the match compared to nine scored by Peñarol.

• Hooker Sebastián Pérez and center Alfonso Perillo Albarracin scored two tries each.
• Os Cobras’ two tries both came in the second-half.
• An early scare saw Peñarol’s Bautista Viero off for an HIA in the 8th minute.
• The first quarter was tight. Lucas Tranquez penalties kept Os Cobras within range of Peñarol. His third penalty brought Os Cobras back to 12-9 after 23 minutes.
• Peñarol made light work of Os Cobras in the second quarter to go 31-9 ahead at half-time.
• Os Cobras’ dire discipline continues. Veterans Felipe Gonçalves and Endy Willian Pinheiro were yellow carded.
• Peñarol move above Los Dogos into second position in Super Rugby Americas 2025. This may only last a matter of days; however, as Peãnrol have a bye this coming weekend while Los Dogos face Los Tarucas.
• Os Cobras are yet to win a match in Super Rugby Americas 2025.

PENAROL (57)
TRY – M Diana (9′); S Pérez 2 (17′, 32′); A Perillo Albarracin 2 (26′, 47′); I Facciolo (33′); J Myszka (58′); M Cardoso Pinto (61′); S Álvarez (68′)
CON – F Etcheverry (10′, 32′, 35′, 47′); B Farise (58′, 69′)

COBRAS (23)
TRY – A de Melo (49′); J Arraez (79′)
CON – L Tranquez (49′); J do Amaral (80′)
PEN – L Tranquez 3 (5′, 14′, 23′)
YC – F Gonçalves (29′); EW Pinheiro (69′)

PENAROL
1 Mateo Sanguinetti, 2 Sebastián Pérez, 3 Juan Francisco Aguirre, 4 Felipe Aliaga, 5 Bautista Viero, 6 Santiago Civetta, 7 Franco Bertini, 8 Manuel Diana (capt.), 9 Tomás Di Biase, 10 Felipe Etcheverry, 11 Ignacio Facciolo, 12 Bautista Farise, 13 Alfonso Perillo Albarracin, 14 Ícaro Amarillo, 15 Justo Ferrario

Replacements: 16 Joaquín Myszka, 17 Mateo Perillo, 18 Bautista Vidal, 19 Federico de Los Santos, 20 Lucas Bianchi, 21 Santiago Álvarez, 22 Francisco Landauer, 23 Manuel Cardoso Pinto

COBRAS
1 Lisandro Urrejola, 2 Endy Willian Pinheiro, 3 Javier Coronel, 4 Cléber Dias (capt.), 5 Hélder Lúcio, 6 Renato Santos, 7 Manuel Todaro, 8 Rodolfo Martins, 9 Felipe Gonçalves, 10 Lucas Tranquez, 11 Robert Tenório, 12 Lorenzo Massari Temer, 13 Fernando Luna, 14 Wilson Menezes, 15 João do Amaral

Replacements: 16 João Arraez, 17 Brendon Alves, 18 Vicente Galvão, 19 Adrio de Melo, 20 Rafael Teixeira, 21 André Arruda, 22 Gustavo Gobeti, 23 Augusto Guillamondegui

Referee: Federico Solari (AR)
Assistants: Armen Abi-Saab (UY); Simón Larrubia (AR)
TMO: Francisco Pesce (UY)

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