Brazil_women's_national_rugby_union_team
The Brazil women's national rugby union team are the national side of Brazil, representing them at rugby union. After several successful performances at Sevens rugby, they played their first 15-a-side fixture in May 2008 against Netherlands and lost 10–0.
| Nickname(s) | As Yaras | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Union | Brazilian Rugby Confederation | ||
| Head coach |  Emiliano Caffera | ||
| |||
| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 50 (as of 4 December 2023) | ||
| First international | |||
 Netherlands 10–0 Brazil  (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 10 May 2008) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Colombia 28–7 Brazil (Medellín, Colombia; 25 August 2019) | |||
The first women's rugby match known in Brazil took place in 1987, during São Paulo Athletic Club's traditional end-of-year sevens tournament. Most of the players were the girlfriends and sisters of the men's team players, who always accompanied them to games and practices. In 1997, during Women's Day, another match took place in Florianópolis, in Desterro Rugby Clube. Maria Mikaella, former captain of the Brazilian National Team, played in that match, and made a little statement about how it was
"we didn't know the sport. In Brazil we didn't have rugby on TV or even a rugby ball to buy. We haven't heard about rugby until our friends began to play. We started just watching, but the sport seemed to be really cool to just watch. So we convinced the boys to teach us. The first game was messy. I just remember that we lost. However made us fall in love with rugby."
Brazil played their first international test match against the Netherlands in 2008.[1][2] The team wasn't formed again until 2019, when Brazil visited Colombia for its first match against South American opposition.[3] In 2020, Brazil and Colombia played again in Medellín, in a match that was the first one in a Women's Rugby World Cup qualifiers. Colombia defeated Brazil by 23-19.
2023
2023 will see Brazil face Colombia in official test matches, which is part of the South American region’s qualifying matches for the 2025 Rugby World Cup.[1] Sudamérica Rugby, with funding from World Rugby, organised the first women's fifteens tournament for the region, the 2023 Americas Rugby Trophy, which was hosted in Brazil in June.[4][5] The tournament saw Brazil face Colombia, and a development team from the United States.[4][5]
Brazil met Colombia again on 5 and 9 July 2023 in Medellín, for a place in the WXV 3 competition.[6][7] They recorded their first international win when they beat Portugal 10–7, it was also their first time to face a European opponent after fifteen years.[2]
Current squad
Squad to play Portugal in two-test series:[2]
| Player | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Tainá Amorim | Hooker | Melina, MT |
| Júlia Leni | Hooker | Curitiba, PR |
| Patrícia Lima | Prop | Melina, MT |
| Franciele Barros Martins | Prop | Melina, MT |
| Alessandra Lima | Prop | |
| Isabela Gomes | Prop | |
| Eshyllen Coimbra | Second Row | El-Shaddai, RJ |
| Maria Eduarda Silva | Second Row | |
| Natália Member | Back Row | |
| Letícia Medeiros | Back Row | Melina, MT |
| Íris Coluna (c) | Back Row | Band Saracens, SP |
| Suzana Rodrigues | Forward | |
| Camilla Isis Carvalho | Forward | |
| Aline Momberg | Scrum-half | |
| Fernanda Tenório | Fly-half | |
| Cláudia Teles | Centre | |
| Carolyne Pereira | Centre | |
| Isadora Lopes | Wing | Melina, MT |
| Lohana Valente | Wing | Delta, PI | GRUA, AM |
| Patrícia Bodeman | Fullback | Melina, MT |
| Paula Sarmento | Back | São José, SP |
| Letícia Olivares | Back | |
| Larissa Alves | Back |
(Full internationals only)
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia |
2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 00.00% |
| Netherlands |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 00.00% |
 Portugal |
2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% |
| Summary | 2008 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11.11% |
Full internationals
| Won | Lost | Draw |
| Test | Date | Brazil | Score | Opponent | Venue | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 May 2008 | Brazil | 0–10 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | |
| 2 | 25 August 2019 | Brazil | 7–28 | Colombia | Medellín | |
| 3 | 9 March 2020 | Brazil | 19–23 | Colombia | Medellín | |
| 4 | 12 November 2022 | Brazil | 17–25 | Colombia | Estádio Nogueirão, Mogi das Cruzes | |
| 5 | 11 June 2023 | Brazil | 15–18 | Colombia | Estadio Presidente Eurico Gaspar Dutrinha, Cuiabá | 2023 ART |
| 6 | 5 July 2023 | Brazil | 23–24 | Colombia | Medellín | |
| 7 | 9 July 2023 | Brazil | 19–30 | Colombia | Medellín | |
| 8 | 21 November 2023 | Brazil | 10–7 | Portugal | SESI Guarulhos, São Paulo | |
| 9 | 25 November 2023 | Brazil | 5–13 | Portugal | SESI Guarulhos, São Paulo |
Other matches
| Date | Brazil | Score | Opponent | Venue | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 2023 | Brazil | 15–15 |  United States U23 | Estádio Nicolau Alayon, Sao Paulo | 2023 ART |
- "Colombia to tour Brazil in November". Americas Rugby News. 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- "Brazil Record Historic Win Over Portugal". Americas Rugby News. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- "Colombia Cruise Past Brazil in Medellín". Americas Rugby News. 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- "Llega el Americas Rugby Trophy femenino". Sudamérica Rugby (in Spanish). 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- Dean, Taylor (2023-05-26). "USA Women's U23s squad head south for Americas Rugby Trophy". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- "Colombia Complete Road Win over Brazil". Americas Rugby News. 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- "Colombia marcó el terreno". Sudamérica Rugby (in Spanish). 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- (in Portuguese) Confederação Brasileira de Rugby - Official Site
- Brazil Archived 2017-07-29 at the Wayback Machine on Rugbydata.com
- RugbySpirit.com.br Brazilian look at Rugby News (Portuguese)