The 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season will begin on Tuesday, March 16. The 2021 SLAR season is divided into three stages. First, five rounds of the regular season will be played in Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile. Second, Montevideo will host rounds six to ten of the regular season. Third, Montevideo will host the Semi Finals and Final.
The regular season will begin on Tuesday, March 16. The three matches will be Peñarol vs Olímpia Lions; Selknam vs Cafeteros Pro; and Cobras vs Jaguares XV. All matches will be played at the Estadio La Pintana in Santiago.
The opening match between Peñarol and the Olímpia Lions will kick-off at 1pm (Chile). Game two will kick-off at 4:30pm and game three at 8pm.
Round two will also be at the Estadio La Pintana. After thhat Valparaiso will play host to three consecutive rounds. All matches in rounds three, four, and five will take place at the Estadio Elías Figueroa. They will take place on March 25, March 30, and April 04.
Matches in Montevideo will be played in April and May. All of the will be played at the Estadio Charrúa. They will begin on April 11 with the same fixtures as those from round one. The Semi Finals are to be played on Saturday, May 08 and the final on Saturday, May 15.
All matches will be played behind closed doors. The decision was made in consultation with the local governments. Also confirmed is that all matches will be refereed in Spanish. This includes matches involving Cobras Brasil XV as well as matches officiated by Brazilian Cauã Ricardo. Matches will not be officiated in the English language. Matches will be broadcast live by ESPN in Latin America.
SLAR 2021 – FIXTURES
ROUND ONE: March 11, Estadio La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
Peñarol vs Olímpia Lions (1pm)
Selknam vs Cafeteros Pro (4:30pm)
Cobras Brasil XV vs Jaguares XV (8pm)
ROUND TWO: March 21, Estadio La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
Cobras Brasil XV vs Peñarol (1pm)
Selknam vs Olímpia Lions (4:30pm)
Cafeteros Pro vs Jaguares XV (8pm)
ROUND THREE: March 25, Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaiso, Chile
Cafeteros Pro vs Peñarol (1pm)
Cobras Brasil XV vs Olímpia Lions (4:30pm)
Selknam vs Jaguares XV (8pm)
ROUND FOUR: March 30, Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaiso, Chile
Cafeteros Pro vs Cobras Brazil XV (1pm)
Jaguares XV vs Olímpia Lions (4:30pm)
Selknam vs Peñarol (8pm)
ROUND FIVE: April 04, Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaiso, Chile
Cafeteros Pro vs Olímpia Lions (1pm)
Selknam vs Cobras Brasil XV (4:30pm)
Jaguares XV vs Peñarol (8pm)
ROUND SIX: April 11, Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay
Peñarol vs Olímpia Lions (3pm)
Cafeteros Pro vs Selknam (6pm)
Cobras Brasil XV vs Jaguares XV (9pm)
ROUND SEVEN: April 16, Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay
Peñarol vs Cobras Brasil XV (3pm)
Olímpia Lions vs Selknam (6pm)
Cafeteros PRO vs Jaguares XV (9pm)
ROUND EIGHT: April 21, Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay
Cobras Brasil XV vs Olímpia Lions (3pm)
Peñarol vs Cafeteros Pro (6pm)
Jaguares XV vs Selknam (9pm)
ROUND NINE: April 26, Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay
Cafeteros Pro vs Cobras Brasil XV (3pm)
Peñarol vs Selknam (6pm)
Jaguares XV vs Olímpia Lions (8pm)
ROUND TEN: May 01, Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay
Cafeteros Pro vs Olímpia Lions (3pm)
Cobras Brasil XV vs Selknam (6pm)
Peñarol vs Jaguares XV (9pm)
SLAR SEMI FINALS: Saturday, May 08, Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay
Semi Final 1: 2nd vs 3rd (5pm)
Semi Final 2: 1st vs 4th (9pm)
SLAR FINAL: Saturday, May 15, Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay
Winner Semi Final 1 vs Winner Semi Final 2 (8pm)