Yacare XV

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| founded = {{start date and age|2019}} as Olimpia Lions

| location = Asunción, Paraguay

| ground = Estadio Héroes de Curupayty

| capacity = 3,000

| coach = Ricardo Le Fort

| captain = Mariano Garcete

| league = Super Rugby Americas

| season = 2023

| position = 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.[http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2019/04/29/club-olimpia-will-be-paraguays-team-in-super-liga-sudamericana/ Club Olimpia Will Be Paraguay’s Team in Súper Liga Sudamericana] Olimpia Lions was an offshoot of the Club Olimpia sports club.[https://www.espn.com.ar/rugby/nota/_/id/11629320/super-rugby-americas-el-perfil-de-yacare-xv-la-franquicia-paraguaya-que-ira-por-la-sorpresa-argentinos Yacare XV, la franquicia paraguaya que irá por la sorpresa] on ESPN, 15 Feb 2023

The team was re-branded ahead of the 2023 Super Rugby Americas season as "Yacare XV".{{cite news|url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/12/22/super-rugby-americas-to-launch-without-pride-or-jaguares/|title=Super Rugby Americas to launch without Pride of Jaguares|work=Americas Rugby News|date=12 December 2022|access-date=27 December 2022}}

The team's name and logo image are based on yacare caiman, a mid-size species of caiman[https://www.argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/yacares.pdf Yacarés] at Argentina.gob.ar native to Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia and adjacent parts of Brazil.

Stadium

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.[http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2020/01/07/paraguays-heroes-de-curupaty-to-get-state-of-the-art-playing-surface/ Paraguay's Héroes de Curupayty to get upgraded Playing Surface]

== Current squad ==

The Yacare XV squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Americas season is:{{cite news | url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/competitions/2024-super-rugby-americas/sra-2024-yacare/ | title=SRA 2024 - Yacare | work=Americas Rugby News | access-date=21 January 2024}}

{{Rugby squad start}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=HK | name=Jordi Chávez}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=HK | name=Lucas Otaño}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=HK | name=Ignacio Palillo}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=HK | name=Axel Zapata}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=PR | name=Estéfano Aranda}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=PR | name=Camilo Blasco}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=PR | name=Daniel Cabral}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=PR | name=César Pérez}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=PR | name=Rolando Portillo*}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=PR | name=Enrique Quinteros}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=PR | name=Ezequiel Reyes}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=PR | name=Rodolfo Rivadeneira}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=LK | name=Lucio Anconetani}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=LK | name=Mariano Garcete (c)}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=LK | name=Juan José Heisecke}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=LK | name=Adrián León}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=LK | name=Ignacio Martínez}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=BR | name=Álvaro Alló}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=BR | name=Ariel Nuñez}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=BR | name=Nicolás Parada Heit}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=BR | name=Juan Pérez Rachel}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=BR | name=Felipe Puertas}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=BR | name=Mateo Rodríguez}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=BR | name=Enzo Sander}}

{{rugby squad mid}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=SH | name=Gonzalo Bareiro}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=SH | name=Diego Miño}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=SH | name=Marcos Romañach}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=SH | name=Juan Cruz Strada}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=FH | name=Joaquín Lamas}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=FH | name=Joaquín Mussi}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=FH | name=Sebastián Urbieta}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=CE | name=Ramiro Amarilla*}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=CE | name=Daniel Chilavert}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=CE | name=Phillip Hug de Belmont}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=CE | name=Gianfranco Parodi}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=CE | name=Tomás Vanni}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=WG | name=Patricio Cabrera}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=WG | name=Juan González}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=WG | name=Arturo López}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=WG | name=Ramiro Moyano}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=PRY | pos=WG | name=Facundo Paiva}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=FB | name=Tomás MacCall}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=FB | name=Juan Manuel Molinuevo}}

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  • Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
  • * denotes players qualified to play for {{nrut|Paraguay}} on dual nationality or residency grounds.

Records

=Season standings in Super Rugby Americas=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col"|{{abbr|Ed.|Edition}}

!scope="col"|Season

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Host city

!scope="col"|Regular stage position

!scope="col"|Playoffs position

{{center|1}}scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2020

| colspan=4 {{N/A|(Not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic).}}

{{center|2}}scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2021

| Estadio Charrúa

Montevideo

| align=center|4th

| align=center|Semi-finalist

{{center|3}}scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2022

| Estadio Charrúa

Montevideo

| align=center|5th

| {{N/A}}

{{center|4}}scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2023

| Estadio Charrúa

Montevideo

| align=center|4th

| align=center|Semi-finalist

References

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