Rugby team
Dogos XV Founded 2019; 5 years ago (2019 ) as Ceibos Ground(s) Tala Rugby Club Stadium (Capacity: 6,000)Coach(es) Nicolás Galatro Captain(s) Franco Molina League(s) Super Rugby Americas
Dogos XV is a professional rugby union team based in Cordoba, Argentina . The team was founded in 2019 as Ceibos to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby [ 1] and was Argentina's second professional franchise.[ 2] The team was disbanded ahead of the 2021 season, following Argentina Rugby's decision to play the Jaguares XV in the competition, following the team's departure from Super Rugby .[ 3] [ 4]
The team was rebranded for the 2023 Super Rugby Americas season as "Dogos XV",[ 5] and controlled by the Unión Cordobesa de Rugby (Córdoba Rugby Union ).[ 6] [ 7]
It also participated in a cross-border competition in November 2022 against Brazil XV , Paraguay XV and Tucumán .[ 8]
Dogos is also the name of Córdoba's provincial team, which won the Campeonato Argentino 7 times, the last in 2012.[ 9]
Stadium
In 2020, a permanent home stadium for Ceibos was not formally announced, but the Ceibos played two preseason matches scheduled at Barrio Los Boulevares in Cordoba, Argentina .[ 10]
From 2023 the home stadium is shared with that of Tala Rugby Club .
Current squad
The Dogos XV squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Americas season is:[ 11]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold .
* denotes players qualified to play for Argentina on dual nationality or residency grounds.
Honours
References
^ "Teams for Súper Liga Americana" . Americas Rugby News . 27 November 2019.
^ "Los Ceibos, Argentina's Second Professional Rugby Team" . Americas Rugby News . 28 November 2019.
^ "Jaguares to play in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby" . Americas Rugby News . 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021 .
^ @JaguaresARG (23 January 2021). "¡Vuelve #JaguaresXV, vuelve el rugby a la región! El equipo participará en la @SLARugby junto a las franquicias de Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay y Uruguay en el certamen continental que se disputará, entre el 16 de marzo y el 15 de mayo, en dos sedes fijas a definir" (Tweet ). Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via Twitter .
^ "Cordoba to join rebranded SLAR Super Rugby Americas" . Americas Rugby News . 12 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022 .
^ Super Rugby Américas: Dogos XV debuta ante Yacaré XV at Cordobaxv.com.ar, 6 Jan 2023
^ El plantel de Dogos XV, la nueva franquicia argentina at Rugby.com.ar, 8 Jan 2023
^ "Cross-Border featuring Paraguay, Brazil, Córdoba and Tucumán set for November" . Americas Rugby News . 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022 .
^ "Se rinden a sus pies" , Córdoba XV website, 29 April 2012
^ "2020 Súper Liga – Ceibos" . Americas Rugby News . Retrieved 30 January 2020 .
^ "SRA 2024 - Dogos" . Americas Rugby News . Retrieved 14 January 2024 .
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Forwards
Octavio Barbatti
Tomás Bartolini
Aitor Bildosola
Valentín Cabral
Lorenzo Colidio
Pedro Delgado Ibañez
Efraín Elías
Octavio Filippa
Ignacio Gandini
Facundo García Hamilton
Gregorio Hernández
Franco Molina
Santiago Pulella
Lautaro Simes
Felipe Villagran
Boris Wenger
Backs
Juan Baronio
Lautaro Cipriani
Valentino Di Capua
Leonardo Gea Salim
Ernesto Giudice
Julián Hernández
Felipe Mallía
Agustín Moyano
Nahuel Romero
Faustino Sánchez Valarolo
Agustín Segura
Mateo Soler
Nicolás Viola
Coach
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