Cobras Brasil Rugby

Cobras Brasil Rugby

Founded	2020 (2020) as "Corinthians Rugby"
Location	Jacareí
Ground	Estádio Nicolau Alayon (Capacity: 7,000 [1])
Coach	Josh Reeves
Captain	Lorenzo Massari Temer
League	Super Rugby Americas
2025	7th Playoffs: DNQ
Team kit

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.^[2] Cobras replaced the rugby section of Corinthians, which had been the original franchise for the SLAR.^[3] In 2024, Cobras changed its name from Cobras Brasil XV to Cobras Brasil Rugby.

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.^[4]

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.^[1]

The Cobras Brasil Rugby squad for the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season is:^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Kegan Smit Hooker South Africa Nicholas Sydorowitz Hooker United States Endy Willian Pinheiro Hooker Brazil Nicolas Alkmin Ferreira Prop Brazil Brendon Alves Prop Brazil Santiago Bonavento Prop Argentina Lautaro Facundo Fanlo Prop Argentina João Guilherme Arraez Prop Brazil Davi Montejano Prop Brazil Facundo Moreno Prop Argentina Henrique Ribeiro Ferreira Prop Brazil João Lucas Marino de Souza Prop Brazil Túlio de Souza de Oliveira Prop Brazil Helder Bryan Souza Lúcio Lock Brazil Gabriel de Souza Oliveira Lock Brazil Mogomotsi Mokunyane Lock South Africa Maiki Lemes dos Santos Lock Brazil Pedro Henrique Soares Aparecido Back row Brazil André Arruda Back row Brazil Matheus de Souza Claudio Back row Brazil Adrio de Melo Back row Brazil Cléber Dias Back row Brazil Renato Santos da Silva Back row Brazil

Player Position Union Zinedine Booysen Scrum-half South Africa Ashwin Cox Scrum-half South Africa Gustavo Gobeti Bilecki Scrum-half Brazil João do Amaral Fly-half Brazil Julián Leszczynski Fly-half Argentina Robson Alves Morais Centre Brazil Lorenzo Massari Temer (c) Centre Brazil Aramis Amador Pellizer Victorica Padilla Centre Brazil Robert Tenório Centre Brazil Daniel Lima Wing Brazil Sérgio Luna Wing Brazil Widson Menezes do Nascimento Wing Brazil Tasriq Mynhardt Wing South Africa Rosko Specman Wing South Africa Nicolas de Azevedo Ribeiro Fullback Brazil João Gabriel Fonseca Ribeiro Fullback Brazil Lucas Tranquez Fullback Brazil

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

• Brazil national rugby union team

• Cobras Brasil Rugby on Twitter