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| Full name | Los Cafeteros Pro | ||
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| Founded | 2019 | ||
| Location | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Ground(s) | TBA | ||
| Coach(es) | Nicolás Galatro | ||
| Captain(s) | Franco Giudice | ||
| League(s) | SLAR | ||
| 2021 | 6th Playoffs DNQ | ||
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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.[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]
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- ^ "SLAR Suspended Until 2021". Americas Rugby News. March 17, 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Six team Súper Liga (SLAR) competition set for 2021". Americas Rugby News. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Cafeteros Pro Budget". Americas Rugby News. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Colombia has formalized professional rugby". Americas Rugby News. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.