URBA TOP 12 2025: HIGH, LOW, STAFF, CAPITANS AND OBJECTIVES OF EACH TEAM
He Saturday, April 5 begins a new edition of the URBA TOP 12 – Macro Cup presented by Zurich 2025 YeN scrum we propose a club tour to club to know the news of each team for the start of the 2025 season.
The most resonant about the highs are the official return of Joaquín Tuculet to The lumps and the possible incorporation of Eliseo Morales to the Almost once ends the super rugby Americas. As for casualties, the news was given the retirement of Santiago García Botta who joined the technical staff of Belgranothat of Santiago Fernández in Hindu and the of Franco Battezzati In the last champion, Alumni.
The main novelties of the UP 12 – Macro Cup presented by Zurich 2025
Alumni
Head Coach: Rodrigo Jiménez Salice.
Staff: Hernán Ballatore, Guillermo Ibáñez, Gonzalo Sanz, Manuel González Iglesias and Rodrigo Camardón.
Captain: Tomás Bivort.
Subcapitan: Bautista Canzani.
High: Bautista Canzani (returns after a long injury in one of his knees).
Low: Franco Battezzati (Retiro), Santiago Pernas and Tomás Rapetti play in Pampas and Bauista Vidal in Peñarol.
Aim: Try to improve and add different aspects such as physical preparation, gym and preparation of parties. Another facet to follow closely would be the mentality, try not to look beyond the weekend, go game by game that is what worked for them the previous season.
Player to follow: The expectations are high with several players of the 2005 litter.
Belgrano Athletic
HC: Guillermo Tramezzani (general director) and Francisco Gradín (HC).
Staff: Luis Gradin, praying Tomassini, Santiago García Botta and Agustín López Isnardi.
Captain: Julián Rebussone.
Subcapitan: Martín Arana and Tomás Etchepare.
High: Tomás Rosati, Felipe Adrogué, Nicolás Spinelli and Facundo Camardón.
Low: Ignacio Marino and Santiago García Botta (retired and became part of the staff).
Aim: Improve the performance of the higher campus.
Player to follow: Eliseo Marchetti and Lisandro García Dragui.
Buenos Aires C&R
HC: Martín Etchepare.
Staff: Francisco Aguer, Gonzalo Etchepare and Nicolás Esteban.
Captain: Agustín Lamensa.
Subcapitan: Pedro del Carril.
High: Renzo Zanella. Agustín Peirano and Nicolás Cambiasso (M19 – Pumitas) returned to the superior squad.
Low: Alfonso Latorre (Pampas), Julián Quetglas (Yacare XV), Tomás Acosta Pimentel (went to play France), Ramiro Costa (crossbroking of cross ligaments), Valentino Minoietti (plays in the United States), Gastón Vaca (he lived again in Salta), Franco Baldoni (He went to play Spain).
Aim: Improve what has been done last year and expand the club players base.
Player to follow: Pedro del Carril.
ALMOST
HC: Oscar Murgier and Santiago Phelan.
Staff: Brian Foray (Scrum) and Matías Biagi (Line).
Captain: Luis Briatore.
Subcapitan: Juan Torres Obeid.
High: Benito Paolucci
Low: Jerónimo Solveyra and Leo Mazzini (both in Pampas). Ignacio Nieto Sánchez and Joaquín Sáenz de Miera (injured).
Aim: Raise the floor of what was the previous season to get between the first four of the competition, maintaining regularity.
Player to follow: Felipe Hileman and Juan Torres Obeid.
CUBA
HC: Juan Capdepont.
Staff: Joaquín Hardoy and Agustín Güemes.
Captain: Second Pisani.
Subcapitan: Santiago Uriarte and Benito Ortiz de Rozas.
High: Benjamín Gutiérrez Meabe (returns from a long hip injury).
Low: Simón Benítez Cruz (Yacaré XV), Marcos Young and Marcos Eliçagaray (both in Miami Sharks) and Rafael Iriarte (he went to play Portugal).
Aim: Be protagonists of the contest.
Player to follow: Bautista Casaung and Pedro Mesones.
HINDU
HC: Horacio Agulla.
Staff: Francisco López Poch (Defense Coach), Francisco “El Cubano” Bosch (attack coach), Lucas Toro (Scrum coach) and Mariano Caillet-Bois (general manager).
Captain: Felipe Ezcurra.
Subcapitan: Nicolás Amaya.
High: Joaquín López Nobrega (Marplatense who plays center and was summoned to the Pumas 7’s) and Agustín Cianci.
Low: Nicolás D’A Amorim (Pampas), Federico Lavanini (also in Pampas, but does not return to the club since it is going to Colomiers Rugby in France), Santiago Fernández, Lautaro Bavaro and Facundo Gattas (both play in Old Glory of the MLR); Agustín Arburua, Nicolás Marzano and Mariano Leiva (they are going to play Portugal); Bautista Farice (Peñarol); Lucas Pulido, Carlos Repetto and Franco Diviesti (injured).
Aim: Try to play the best possible rugby, with the intention of having fun and having a good time inside the field.
Players to follow: Agustín Capurro, Pascal Senillosa (Pumita) and Ramón Fernández Miranda.
La Plata
HC: Francisco Albarracín.
Staff: Pablo Molina (attack), Guillermo Roan (Defense) and Patricio Roan (Backs).
Captain: Martín Fontán.
Subcapitan: Santino Di Lucca.
High: Just Lundin and Homero Alegre.
Low: Carlos Mendieta and Tomás Bernasconi (Pampas).
Aim: Be competitive in all parties to establish itself in the category and demonstrate that the institution is up to the top12.
Player to follow: Santino Di Lucca (former Pumita, played the 2024 World Cup), Nicolás Chapspani and Tomás Bernasconi.
The lumps
HC: Ramiro Bernal.
Staff: Leandro Fioravanti and Matías Albina.
Captain: Tomás Fernández.
Subcapitanes: Felipe Bares and Augusto Cabano Wall.
High: Joaquín Tuculet, Bautista Gatti, Federico Castilla, Gianluca Broglia and Bautista Santamarina.
Low: None.
Aim: Be competitive, be up to the championship and stay in the category deploying a good rugby.
Players to follow: Eliseo Chiavassa, Hipólito San Sebastián, Tomás Fernández Armendariz and Felipe Bares.
Newman
HC: Santiago Piccaluga.
Staff: Marcos Ayerza, Patricio Oconnor and Nicolás Piccaluga.
Captain: Lucas Marguery
Subcapitan: Alejandro Urtubey.
High: Juan Daireux.
Low: Agustín Gosio (retired) and Juan Bilotte.
Aim: Improve what is done in the previous season, focused on going matching.
Player to follow: Faustino Santarelli.
Regattas
HC: Santiago Ocampo and Joaquín Fernández Gill.
Staff: Santiago Camerlinckx (Line), Santiago Rial (Srcum), Fernando Tamburrino (Scrum), Matías Fernández Gill (Defense) and Sebastian Acevedo Sojo.
Captain: Enrique Camerlinckx.
Subcapitan: Felipe Camerlinckx.
High: José de la Torre.
Low: Marcelo Toledo Valentini (Pampas), Santiago Ruiz (Yacaré XV), Matías Medrano and Agustín García Campos summoned to Pumitas, Santiago Mare (Pumas 7’s). Santiago Medrano (Vannes de France).
Aim: Improve as a team what has been done last year, have more even replacement and improve in the physical appearance.
Player to follow: Juan Manuel Gobet.
San Luis
HC: Pablo Caffaro.
Staff: Luciano Lazzarini, Emiliano Zannini, Hernán Giraralt, Martín Bilbao, Manuel Altube, Carlos Cosoli and Sebastián Balverde.
Captain: Martín Aereboe.
Subcapitan: Franco Gnecco.
High: Facundo Cúcolo and Facundo Gibert.
Low: Felipe Campodónico (retired), Ramiro Bruni (he went to live in Italy) and Facundo Álvarez (postgraduate studies).
Aim: Improve last campaign and enter the playoffs.
Players to follow: Benjamín Galán and Marco Morimanno.
SIC
HC: Diego Pietranera.
Staff: Federico Serra, Gonzalo Longo, Manuel Victorica and Patricio Nealon (Scrum).
Captain: Carlos Pirán.
High: None.
Low: Mateo Albanese, Francisco González Capdevila, Ignacio Bottazzini and Justo Piccardo all in Pampas; Lucas Sommer and Joaquín Lamas both in Yacare XV; While Bautista Viero is going to play abroad.
Aim: Always try to improve in all aspects of the game.
Player to follow: Santos Fernández de Oliveira and Timoteo Silva.
