| Teamname: | Yacare XV |
| Fullname: | Yacare XV |
| Founded: | as Olimpia Lions |
| Location: | Asunción, Paraguay |
| Ground: | Estadio Héroes de Curupayty |
| Capacity: | 3,000 |
| Coach: | Ricardo Le Fort |
| Captain: | Mariano Garcete |
| League: | Super Rugby Americas |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Position: | 4th Playoffs Semi-finalist |
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Yacare XV is a Paraguayan professional rugby union team based in Asunción. The team was founded in 2019 as Olimpia Lions to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby.[1] Olimpia Lions was an offshoot of the Club Olimpia sports club.[2]
The team was re-branded ahead of the 2023 Super Rugby Americas season as "Yacare XV".[3]
The team's name and logo image are based on yacare caiman, a mid-size species of caiman[4] native to Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia and adjacent parts of Brazil.
Yacare XV plays at the "Estadio Héroes de Curupayty" in Luque which has recently been renovated with a new playing surface in preparation for professional rugby.[5]
The Yacare XV squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Americas season is:[6]
| Season | Venue | Host city | Regular stage position | Playoffs position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | colspan=4 | |||||
| 2021 | Montevideo | 4th | Semi-finalist | |||
| 2022 | Montevideo | 5th | ||||
| 2023 | Montevideo | 4th | Semi-finalist |