| nickname =
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| founded = {{start date and age|2019}}
| founded = {{start date and age|2019}}
| disbanded = {{end date and age|2022}}
| location = [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]]
| location = [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]]
| ground = ”TBA”
| ground = ”TBA”
| capacity =
| capacity =
| coach = [[Nicolás Galatro]]
| coach =
| captain = Franco Giudice
| captain =
| league = [[Súper Liga Americana de Rugby|SLAR]]
| league = [[Súper Liga Americana de Rugby|SLAR]]
| season = [[2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season|2021]]
| season = [[ Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season|]]
| position = 6th <br/> ”’Playoffs”’ <br/> DNQ
| position = <br/> ”’Playoffs”’ <br/>
| website =
| website =
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”’Cafeteros Pro”’ is a professional [[rugby union]] team based in [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]]. The team was founded in 2020 to compete in [[Súper Liga Americana de Rugby]] finals series of the [[2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season]], however the season was cancelled following the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elciudadanoweb.com/sudamerica-tendra-competencia-se-viene-la-liga-primer-torneo-profesional/|title=Sudamérica tendrá competencia, se viene la Liga, primer torneo profesional|website=Diario El Ciudadano y la Región|language=es-ES|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-date=2019-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128070912/https://www.elciudadanoweb.com/sudamerica-tendra-competencia-se-viene-la-liga-primer-torneo-profesional/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=March 17, 2020 |title=SLAR Suspended Until 2021 |url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2020/03/17/slar-suspended-until-2021/ |work=Americas Rugby News |accessdate=11 April 2020}}</ref> The team however did join the competition full-time ahead of the [[2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2020/12/16/six-team-super-liga-americana-de-rugby-slar-competition-set-for-2021/|title=Six team Súper Liga (SLAR) competition set for 2021|work=Americas Rugby News|date=16 December 2020|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref> Cafeteros Pro became the first professional rugby union team from Colombia.<ref name=”Cafeteros Pro Budget”>{{cite news|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/01/03/cafeteros-pro-budget/|title=Cafeteros Pro Budget|work=Americas Rugby News|date=3 January 2021|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=”Colombia has formalized professional rugby”>{{cite news|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2020/11/10/colombia-formalized-professional-rugby/|title=Colombia has formalized professional rugby|work=Americas Rugby News|date=10 November 2020|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
”’Cafeteros Pro”’ a professional [[rugby union]] team based in [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]]. The team was founded in 2020 to compete in [[Súper Liga Americana de Rugby]] finals series of the [[2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season]], however the season was cancelled following the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elciudadanoweb.com/sudamerica-tendra-competencia-se-viene-la-liga-primer-torneo-profesional/|title=Sudamérica tendrá competencia, se viene la Liga, primer torneo profesional|website=Diario El Ciudadano y la Región|language=es-ES|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-date=2019-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128070912/https://www.elciudadanoweb.com/sudamerica-tendra-competencia-se-viene-la-liga-primer-torneo-profesional/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=March 17, 2020 |title=SLAR Suspended Until 2021 |url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2020/03/17/slar-suspended-until-2021/ |work=Americas Rugby News |accessdate=11 April 2020}}</ref> The team however did join the competition full-time ahead of the [[2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2020/12/16/six-team-super-liga-americana-de-rugby-slar-competition-set-for-2021/|title=Six team Súper Liga (SLAR) competition set for 2021|work=Americas Rugby News|date=16 December 2020|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref> Cafeteros Pro became the first professional rugby union team from Colombia.<ref name=”Cafeteros Pro Budget”>{{cite news|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/01/03/cafeteros-pro-budget/|title=Cafeteros Pro Budget|work=Americas Rugby News|date=3 January 2021|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=”Colombia has formalized professional rugby”>{{cite news|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2020/11/10/colombia-formalized-professional-rugby/|title=Colombia has formalized professional rugby|work=Americas Rugby News|date=10 November 2020|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
==Beginnings==
==Beginnings==
==Stadium==
==Stadium==
The Cafeteros Pro have yet to announce their stadium or stadia in [[Medellín]] ahead of the [[2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season]].
The Cafeteros Pro have yet to announce their stadium or stadia in [[Medellín]] ahead of the [[2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season]].
==Current squad==
The Cafeteros Pro squad for the [[2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season]] is:<ref name=”Cafeteros Pro”>{{cite news | url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/02/23/cafeteros-pro-roster-for-slar-2022/ | title=Cafeteros Pro Roster for SLAR | work=Americas Rugby News | date=23 February 2022 | access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>
{{Rugby squad start}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=HK | name=Álvaro Llaver}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=COL | pos=HK | name=””‘Diego Posada”’}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=HK | name=Boris Wegner}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=COL | pos=PR | name=””‘Carlos Angulo”’}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=PR | name=Tomás Bertot}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=PR | name=Javier Corvalán}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=PR | name=Brian González}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=COL | pos=PR | name=””‘Daniel Gutiérrez”’}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=LK | name=Eliseo Fourcade}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=LK | name=Gregório Hernández}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=LK | name=Federico Lavanini}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=COL | pos=BR | name=””‘Diver Ceballos”’}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=BR | name=José Galvez}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=BR | name=Juan Bautista Mernes}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=BR | name=Felipe Puertas}}
{{rugby squad mid}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=SH | name=Marcos Amorisa}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=SH | name=[[Eliseo Morales (rugby union)|Eliseo Morales]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=COL | pos=SH | name=””‘Julián Navarro”’}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=SH | name=Joaquín Sánchez}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=COL | pos=FH | name=””‘Andrés Álvarez”’}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=FH | name=Julián Hernández}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=COL | pos=CE | name=””‘Juan David Agudelo”’}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=CE | name=Manuel Alfaro}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=CE | name=Valentín Fernández}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=COL | pos=CE | name=””‘Jhojan Ortiz”’}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=CE | name=Leonardo Gea Salim}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=COL | pos=WG | name=””‘Alain Altahona”’}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=WG | name=Manuel de Marco}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=COL | pos=WG | name=””‘Brayan Guzmán”’}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=FB | name=Franco Giudice ([[Captain (sports)|c]])}}
{{Rugby squad end}}
* Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in ”’bold”’.
* * denotes players qualified to play for {{nrut|Colombia}} on dual nationality or residency grounds.
==References==
==References==
[[Category:Sport in Medellín]]
[[Category:Sport in Medellín]]
[[Category:Super Rugby Americas]]
[[Category:Super Rugby Americas]]
[[Category:Rugby clubs disestablished in 2022]]
[[Category:2022 disestablishments in Colombia]]
Colombian rugby union team
Rugby team
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| Full name | Los Cafeteros Pro |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| Disbanded | 2022 |
| Location | Medellín, Colombia |
| Ground | TBA |
| League | SLAR |
| 2022 | 4th Playoffs Semi-finals |
Cafeteros Pro were a professional rugby union team based in Medellín, Colombia. The team was founded in 2020 to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby finals series of the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season, however the season was cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] The team however did join the competition full-time ahead of the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season.[3] Cafeteros Pro became the first professional rugby union team from Colombia.[4][5]
Ahead of the 2021 season, Cafeteros Pro appointed Argentine Rodolfo Ambrosio as head coach.[6] The team is set to have a budget of US$330,000 for their first season and their side will be a mixture of Colombian professional players and Argentine professional players.[4] The team along with the Paraguayan SLAR side Olímpia Lions will have priority of drafting Argentine players, with there being an excess of Argentine players due to the Argentine Jaguares side departing Super Rugby.[7][8] On 4 January 2021, it was announced that 10 Argentine players had been drafted to the side.[9] In the longer term the team is hoping to become a Colombian-centric team, with 90% of the players to be Colombians.[10] Ahead of the 2021 season, there were seven Colombian players playing professional rugby in foreign leagues: Brayan Campiño and Andrés Zafra (both playing in France), Julio Cesar Giraldo (who played for American side Rugby United New York in the 2020 Major League Rugby season), Giovanni Carvajal, Diver Ceballos and Danny Giraldo (who all played for the Uruguayan side Peñarol in the 2020 SLAR) and Johan Larrota.[5]
The Cafeteros Pro have yet to announce their stadium or stadia in Medellín ahead of the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season.
