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The Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) has been suspended until 2021. The inaugural season began on March 04 with Peñarol vs Selknam and ended on March 14 following Selknam vs Ceibos. The season was limited to just three league matches due to COVID-19.
Board meetings on Monday involving representatives from Ceibos (Argentina), Corinthians (Brazil), Olímpia Lions (Paraguay), Peñarol (Uruguay) and Selknam (Chile). Together the decision to suspended the 2020 season was made.
The regular season was set to run until May 16 with Selknam vs Corinthians being the final fixture. From there the competition was to have the Semi Finals and the Challenge Trophy. The latter was to involve Los Cafeteros Pro, making Colombia’s debut in professional rugby.
los Cafeteros Pro will now be in the plans for the 2021 SLAR season. The competition is to be scheduled to begin in March 2021. There are additional questions as to the make-up of what will be the second year of SLAR. Nacional (Uruguay) are one such instance of a team that may join the league.
