Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Committed Colombia Claim Historic Place in RWC Play-Off Showdown It was tears of joy for Colombia as Las Tucanes …
Read More »Selknam Roster – SLAR 2022
Selknam has named a comprehensive roster for SLAR 2022. Year three of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby will see the Chilean side looking to build upon what were positive seasons in 2020 and 2021. The roster is easily the largest of the six SLAR rosters for the upcoming season. …
Read More »Referees from Five Countries named for SLAR 2022
Referees from five countries will take charge of matches in SLAR 2022. The 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season will begin on Sunday, March 13 in Valparaíso, Chile. The referee and assistant referees for the season’s opening match and subsequent fixtures will be announced over the coming days. Today’s announcement sees …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Cóndores closing in on home test match against Tier 1 opponent Los Cóndores are in talks with Scotland to …
Read More »Scott Lawrence joins USA Eagles as Defense Coach
Scott Lawrence has been appointed Defense Coach for the USA Eagles for the 2022 test season. The announcement comes less than a month after the 46-year-old resigned as Head Coach and General Manager of Rugby ATL. For many the move was expected following Lawrence’s decision to step away from ATL. …
Read More »Selknam Homecoming for Marcelo Torrealba
Marcelo Torrealba will not continue with the Austin Gilgronis in Major League Rugby (MLR). The Chilean scrum-half will instead have a homecoming as he joins Chilean side Selknam to compete in the upcoming Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The 25-year-old is a native of Santiago and is a …
Read More »Augusto Böhme moves from Selknam to Seattle Seawolves
Augusto Böhme is moving from Chile to play Major League Rugby for the Seattle Seawolves. The move comes ahead of Selknam’s player roster confirmation for the upcoming 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. Böhme is no stranger to North America. He was the starting hooker for Chile in the …
Read More »Stadiums for SLAR 2022
The 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) will have matches played at a total of five different venues. They are located in Valparaíso and Santiago (Chile), Asunción and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), and Montevideo (Uruguay). SLAR 2022 will begin on Sunday, March 13. The opening fixture will take place at …
Read More »Selknam recruit Argentine fly half Lucas Fertonani
Selknam have recruited Argentine fly half Lucas Fertonani. The move sees the Chilean Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) franchise adding a reliable goal-kicker to their roster for the new season. Fertonani was the top point scorer in the 2021 Litoral championship, a regional competition wherein he played for his …
Read More »Santiago and Valparaíso confirmed as Chilean venues for SLAR 2022
Santiago and Valparaíso are to be Chile’s SLAR venues for the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The venues will be San Carlos de Apoquindo in Santiago and Elías Figueroa in Valparaíso. The first and second rounds of SLAR 2022 will be played in Valparaíso and the third …
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