Ignacio Péculo

Nationality: Uruguay
Position: Prop
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 280lbs
Current Team: Seawolves
Past Teams: Hounds

Uruguayan prop Ignacio Péculo played in Major League Rugby between 2024-2026. He represented the Chicago Hounds (2024-2025) and the Seattle Seawolves (2026).

Born in Argentina, Péculo moved to Uruguay and represented Los Teros U20s between 2018-2020. He represented Peñarol, Uruguay’s club in SLAR (now Super Rugby Americas) between 2020-2023, winning back-to-back championships in the latter 2 years. Internationally, Péculo played with Los Teros XV in 2020, earning a full test debut for Uruguay against Spain that same year. He represented Los Teros during the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

The Chicago Hounds announced the signing of Ignacio Péculo on 4th December 2023, ahead of the 2024 MLR season where he appeared in 14 games (6 starts) and scored 1 try as the Hounds qualified for the MLR playoffs for the first time in team history. Péculo did not appear in their Championship Series games, however. On January 9th, 2025, the Chicago Hounds confirmed the return of Ignacio Peculo for a 2nd season in 2025. In his 2nd season with the Hounds, Péculo earned a career high 17 appearances, featuring in all but 1 of Chicago’s games that season, and passed 150 career tackles in MLR thanks to 93 tackles completed during the 2025 campaign, also adding a 2nd try on 46m gained as a reliable reserve prop for the Chicago Hounds.

Following MLR’s crackdown on foreign players ahead of the 2026 season, Ignacio Péculo wasn’t able to return to the Chicago Hounds for a 3rd season. However, on 3rd February 2026 the Seattle Seawolves announced that they had added the Uruguayan to their squad for 2026.