Brazil national rugby union team
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The Brazil national rugby union team is the national side of Brazil
, representing them at rugby union
. Brazil is a third tier rugby union side, and have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup
. Rugby union has been growing substantially in Brazil since 2005 and the number of players is currently estimated at 5,000. Despite that, the sport in the country is still less successful than it is in their neighbors, such as Argentina
and Uruguay
.
and Argentina
through the 1950s and into the 1960s. In the 1970s, Brazil began playing a more diverse range of sides, including heavyweights France XV
in 1974, in a 99-2 defeat. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Brazil mainly contested matches with Chile, Paraguay
, Argentina and Uruguay. Brazil returned, and went undefeated for seven matches over a period from 2000 to early 2002. This success has continued as of late, and Brazil have been winning the majority of their games in the 2000s. They missed the 2011 Rugby World Cup
.
will sponsor the National Rugby Teams of Brazil. At the end of 2009, Topper presented the new kits:
Home Uniform: yellow jersey with green details, green shorts and white socks
Away Uniform: Green jersey with yellow trim, white shorts and green socks
Third Uniform: White jersey with green and yellow details, white shorts and white socks
Training Kit: Blue jersey with yellow trim, white shorts and white socks
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, representing them at rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. Brazil is a third tier rugby union side, and have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
. Rugby union has been growing substantially in Brazil since 2005 and the number of players is currently estimated at 5,000. Despite that, the sport in the country is still less successful than it is in their neighbors, such as Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
.
History
Brazil started playing international rugby union matches in the early 1950s. Their first match was against Chile. Brazil lost the match. Brazil continued playing sides like Chile, UruguayUruguay national rugby union team
The Uruguay national rugby union team is the representative side of Uruguay, governed by the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay. They have been playing international rugby since 1948. Their jersey is blue and black and they are known as Los Teros. They qualified twice for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999 and...
and Argentina
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
through the 1950s and into the 1960s. In the 1970s, Brazil began playing a more diverse range of sides, including heavyweights France XV
France A national rugby union team
The France A national rugby union team, known previously as France XV national rugby union team and France B national rugby union team, are the second national rugby union team behind the French national side.-History:...
in 1974, in a 99-2 defeat. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Brazil mainly contested matches with Chile, Paraguay
Paraguay national rugby union team
The Paraguay national rugby team is the team governed by the Paraguayan Rugby Union that represents Paraguay in the international rugby competitions organized by the International Rugby Board....
, Argentina and Uruguay. Brazil returned, and went undefeated for seven matches over a period from 2000 to early 2002. This success has continued as of late, and Brazil have been winning the majority of their games in the 2000s. They missed the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
.
Uniforms
From 2010 onwards TopperTopper (sports)
Topper is a sportswear brand owned by Alpargatas Group, with business in South America and Asia. Its products range from footwear and clothing to underwear, sport bags, balls, and equipment in general for football, basketball, volleyball, rugby union and tennis.In Brazil, Topper supplies athletic...
will sponsor the National Rugby Teams of Brazil. At the end of 2009, Topper presented the new kits:
Home Uniform: yellow jersey with green details, green shorts and white socks
Away Uniform: Green jersey with yellow trim, white shorts and green socks
Third Uniform: White jersey with green and yellow details, white shorts and white socks
Training Kit: Blue jersey with yellow trim, white shorts and white socks
Overall Records
Their Test record against all nations:| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0% | |
| 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| XV | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 53% | |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% | |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 89% | |
| Total | 96 | 43 | 52 | 1 | 44.79% |
Current squad
| Name | Nickname | Squad | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Korolkovas | Pantera | Bandeirantes RC | Prop |
| Leonardo Frota | Léo | Curitiba RC | Prop |
| Alejandro Arce | Bolívia | Desterro RC | Prop |
| Sergio Jimenez | Sergio | Desterro RC | Prop |
| Daniel Danielewicz | Nativo | Desterro RC | Hooker |
| Ramiro Mina | Mocho | Bandeirantes RC | Hooker |
| André Fujita | Harry | São José RC | Lock |
| Antonio Górios | Tonhão | Rio Branco RC | Lock |
| Reges Comoretto | Rejão | Desterro RC | Lock |
| Jean-Marc Volland | Jebran | São José RC | Lock |
| Diego Lopez | Diegão | Pasteur AC | Back-Row |
| João Luis da Ros | Ige | Desterro RC | Back-Row |
| Henrique Dantas | Henrique | São José RC | Back-Row |
| Pedro Rosa | Pedro | Federal RC | Back-Row |
| Luiz Ricca | Cabelo | SPAC | Back-Row |
| Julian Menutti | Juli | Bandeirantes RC | Scrum-Half |
| João Pires Neto | Torosso | SPAC | Scrum-Half |
| Lucas Duque | Tanquinho | São José RC | Fly-Half |
| Fernando Portugal | Portuga | Bandeirantes RC | Centre |
| Giuliano Passini | Giuliano | Rio Branco RC | Centre |
| Moisés Duque | Moisés | São José RC | Centre |
| David Grael | David | Niterói RFC | Wing |
| Felipe Sant`Ana | Alemão | Heaton Moor RC | Wing |
| Tulio Fiore | Tulio | São José RC | Wing |
| Daniel Gregg | Gregg | Niterói RFC | Fullback |
| Erick Monfrinatti | Putim | São José RC | Fullback |
External links
Confederação Brasileira de Rugby - Official Site- Brazil on Rugbydata.com
- Blog do Rugby Brazilian rugby news
- RugbyMania.com.br Brazilian look at Rugby News (Portuguese)
- RugbySpirit.com.br Info on Brazilian Rugby (Portuguese)
- http://globoesporte.globo.com/platb/rugbybrasil/ rugby blog on Globo.com