Full name | Yacare XV | ||
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Founded | 2019 | as Olimpia Lions||
Location | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Ground(s) | Estadio Héroes de Curupayty (Capacity: 3,000) | ||
Coach(es) | Ricardo Le Fort | ||
Captain(s) | Mariano Garcete | ||
League(s) | Super Rugby Americas | ||
2021 | 4th Playoffs Semi-finalist | ||
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Yacare XV is a Paraguayan professional rugby union team based in Asunción. The team was founded in 2019 AS Olimpia Lions to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. [1] Olimpia Lions was an offshoot of the Club Olimpia sports club. [2]
The team was re-branded ahead of the 2023 Super Rugby Americas season as "Yacare XV". [3]
The team's name and logo image are based on yacare caiman, a mid-size species of caiman [4] native to Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia and adjacent parts of Brazil.
Yacare XV plays at the " Estadio Héroes de Curupayty" in Luque which has recently been renovated with a new playing surface in preparation for professional rugby. [5]
The Yacare XV squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Americas season is: [6]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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