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2 unusual facts about Paraguay national rugby union team


João Luiz da Ros

Recently he participated in the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualification, were the "Vitória Régia" won Paraguay, ascending to the South American A Championship, and Caribbean Champions Trinidad and Tobago, though qualifying for the final round, where they were eliminated.

Paraguay national rugby union team

In France, Cesar Meilike, Jatar Fernandez, Fabio Franco and Emiliano Arnau played for Strasbourg, and José Otaño and Joel Orihuela for US CENAC, at Fédérale 2, and Freddy Lares and Miguel Jara for Houilles Carrilies at Fédérale 3.


Juan Carlos Bado

A emblematic player for Uruguay, Bado has 53 caps, with 2 tries scored, 10 points in aggregate, since his first match, a 67-3 win over Paraguay, in 2 October 1993, in Asunción, for the 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, aged 19 years old.

Patrice Lagisquet

He also represented France XV, establishing a national record of 7 tries scored in the 106-12 win over Paraguay, at 27 June 1988, in Asunción.


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