Cobras Brasil Rugby is a professional rugby union team based in São Paulo, Brazil. The team was founded in 2021 to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby. Cobras replaced the rugby section of Corinthians, which had been the original franchise for the SLAR.CBRu approve Corinthians for SLAR on Americas Rugby News In 2024, Cobras changed its name from Cobras Brasil XV to Cobras Brasil Rugby.
Overview Cobras became the second professional Brazilian franchise after Corinthians, the only team which did not play a single match in the cancelled 2020 season. Corinthians had only played one warm-up match in Montevideo against Peñarol Rugby (a 45–14 defeat, on February 26). SLAR's season was cancelled in March, one day before Corinthians' first match against Olímpia Lions in Asunción.
When the original team ended its contract in 2020, the CBRu decided to create a new franchise.Cobras tomará el lugar de Corinthians como la franquicia brasileña en la SuperLiga 2021 by Pablo Werth on Rugbiers.cl, 4 Apr 2021
Stadium Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazilian team hasn't played at home in the 2021 season. The team is based in São Paulo. The training center is the Núcleo de Alto Rendimento de São Paulo (NAR). In 2023, Cobras played in São Paulo at the Estádio Nicolau Alayon. The home stadium for the 2024 is Estadio Du Cambusano, in Jacareí. In 2025, they split the matches between both stadiums, Nicolau Alayon and Du Cambusano.
In 2026, the main venue is Nicolau Alayon.
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Current squad The Cobras Brasil Rugby squad for the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season is:
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See also
Brazil national rugby union team
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