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Major League Rugby has called a halt to the stricken 2020 season. A final decision was made on a conference call this afternoon that will see no league games played until the 2021 campaign. Americas Rugby News understands that an official announcement will be made on Thursday. The league initially …

The affect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is set to be felt well into second half of 2020. In conversion with French newspaper Sud Ouest, FFR President Bernard Laporte has now confirmed that the Paris Sevens and World Rugby u20 Championship will not take place as planned. With the decision …

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 …

France are seeking to cancel their July 2020 tour to Argentina. Les Bleus are scheduled to play two test matches against Los Pumas on July 04 and July 11. These matches are now in doubt due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Reports out of France note that LNR (France’s professional leagues body) …

With rugby competitions have been suspended worldwide there is a lack of matches for people to watch. With this in mind the following video may be helpful. It is the complete match from Saturday’s SLAR fixture in Santiago, Chile. It was Selknam’s debut home fixture in the new South American …

Despite what has been a gloomy week for sport – and society in general – there was still rugby news worth lauding. Thus our weekly ‘Up and Under’ continues…   UP Ceibos Ceibos are top of the SLAR with a perfect 10 competition points from two matches. The Argentine side …

Los Ceibos are 2-0 in the inaugural Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The Córdoba based franchise were 32-16 winners over Selknam this evening in Santiago del Chile. The Argentine side got the win based on an impressive second-half performance wherein they were tied at 13-13 at half time. …

The Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) has been indefinitely suspended. It is the final blow for professional rugby in the Americas. It follows the suspension of both Major League Rugby and Super Rugby. SLAR confirmed the decision following the completion of today’s match between Selknam and Los Ceibos in …

Los Ceibos have made a 2-0 start to the inaugural Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The Córdoba based franchise were 32-16 winners over Selknam this evening in Santiago del Chile. The Argentine side got the win based on an impressive second-half performance wherein they were tied at 13-13 …

There will be no match this evening in Buenos Aires. Despite the fixture having been confirmed as going ahead behind closed doors a decision was made hours before kick-off to cancel the match altogether. The Highlanders now return to New Zealand awaiting an update regarding the season. The New Zealand …