Paraguay national rugby union team

Paraguay
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Los Yakares (The Alligators)
UnionUnión de Rugby del Paraguay
Head coachRaúl Pérez Argentina
Top scorerClaudio Ninho
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current39 (as of 16 January 2023)
Lowest46 (23 November 2020)
Biggest win
 Bolivia 0 – 109 Paraguay 
(20 September 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Paraguay 0 – 152 Argentina 
(1 May 2002)
World Cup
Appearances0

The Paraguay national rugby team is governed by the Paraguayan Rugby Union. They compete regularly in the South American Rugby Championship, but have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.

Paraguay had the unenviable position on 1 May 2002, of being beaten by Argentina A by 152–0.[1] In July of the same year, Japan beat Taiwan by an identical margin – 155–3, but unlike Paraguay, Taiwan scored some points in their match.[1]

In the past Paraguay was regularly the 4th team in South American rugby, behind Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. However, in the late 2000s, at both Junior and Senior Levels, Brazil came to compete with and beat Paraguay, relegating Paraguay to 5th place in South America.

  1. ^ a b Stubbs, p119