Profesionalización en el rugby uruguayo

El caso de Peñarol

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https://doi.org/10.5380/ra.v17i2.99201

Abstract

The business diversification of Club Atlético Peñarol implied its link with the Uruguayan Rugby Union through a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, with the aim of generating a process aimed at the professionalisation of a group of athletes from the national rugby team, who represented the first champion of the Super League of the Americas Rugby League. The article proposes a series of conceptualisations and analyses from social and cultural studies on sport, based on an interview with the URU's development manager and 22 players from the squad, which reveal how local legislation and state support contributed to the success of the franchise. The third section of the article is also concerned with conceptualising how the ethos of the rugby player is constructed in Uruguay, through surveys that provide data on neighbourhood and educational background, as well as beliefs about gender and other aspects of the identity of Peñarol rugby players. 

 

Author Biographies

Bruno Mora Pereyra, Instituto Superior de Educación Física - Universidad de la República - Uruguay

Coordinador de la Licenciatura en Educación Física ANEP - UDELAR - Grado 2 del Departamento de Educación Física y Prácticas Corporales. Profesor de las asignaturas curriculares Teoría del Deporte, Judo, Artes Marciales y Deportes de Combate, Proyecto Tatami.

Integrante del grupo interdisciplinario de estudios sociales de deporte y de la Linea de Investigación "Cuerpo, Educación y Enseñanza" del "Grupo de Políticas Educativas y Políticas de Investigación" Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo.

Ignacio Ribeiro, Instituto Superior de Educación Física

Graduate in Physical Education

Rugby Physical Trainer

Rugby Player

Hernán Padigome, Instituto Superior de Educación Física

Graduate in Physical Education

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Published

2025-12-15

How to Cite

Mora Pereyra, B., Ribeiro, I., & Padigome, H. (2025). Profesionalización en el rugby uruguayo: El caso de Peñarol. The Journal of the Latin American Socio-Cultural Studies of Sport (ALESDE), 17(2), 36–52. https://doi.org/10.5380/ra.v17i2.99201

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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2025): Investigar o rugby: práticas, saberes e lógicas em disputa

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Dossiês

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