Olimpia Lions

The Olimpia Lions play at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty in Asuncion, Paraguay which has recently been renovated with a new playing surface in preparation for professional rugby.[2]

The following players have been reported for Olimpia Lions for the 2020 season:[3]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Juan Avila Hooker Argentina Axel Zapata Hooker Argentina Emilio Gorostiaga Hooker Paraguay Liam Hendricks Prop South Africa Facundo Maina Prop Argentina Enrique Quineros Prop Paraguay Facundo Pomponio Prop Argentina Brandon Valentyn Lock South Africa Alejandro Montiel Lock Paraguay Enrico Ocampo Lock Argentina Federico Gutiérrez Lock Argentina Max Katjijeko Flanker Namibia Vasikali Mudu Flanker Fiji Ariel Nuñez Flanker Paraguay Nicolás Prato Flanker Argentina Matt Matich Number 8 New Zealand

Player Position Union Facundo Manilla Scrum-half Spain Damian Stevens Scrum-half Namibia Nicolás Cabral Scrum-half Paraguay Sebastián Urbieta Fly-half Paraguay Máximo Ledesma Fly-half Argentina Diego Argaña Centre Paraguay Gabriel Ascárate Centre Argentina Santiago Resino Centre Argentina Arturo López Centre Paraguay Marcelo Matiauda Wing Paraguay Renato Cardona Wing Paraguay Manuel Montero Wing Argentina Napolioni Nalaga Wing Fiji Grant Hermanus Fullback South Africa Juan González Fullback Paraguay

• Senior 15s and senior 7s internationally capped players in bold

The following players had signed contracts with the franchise but were dropped from the squad after confirming that league rules had been breached [4] . They had since then return to their original (amateur) clubs and await for a possible call-up for next season. Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Thomas Gallo Prop Argentina Jonathan Machetta Prop Argentina Alejandro Torres Fly-half Argentina