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South America’s professional rugby competition will come to a close on Friday. In a historic occasion Peñarol play host to Selknam in the SLAR 2022 Final. The Uruguayan vs Chilean final comes following the exit of others, including Argentina’s previously unbeaten Jaguares XV. Peñarol vs Selknam is the SLAR classic, …

The 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season has given six countries the opportunity of playing professional rugby in South America. The demanding season featured ten regular season rounds, of which there was some impressive rugby played. SLAR 2022 finalists, Peñarol and Selknam were the leading teams during the …

The 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) was the second complete season of the South American professional league. Players from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Paraguay, South Africa, and Uruguay were involved. The played for teams from the six aforementioned South American countries. Who was the MVP? The two …

Nicolás Freitas is staying on with Vannes. The Uruguayan back was signed on a six-month deal as a medical joker; however, having impressed at the club he will remain for the 2022-2023 Pro D2 season. Vannes is the second professional club for the Uruguayan center. He played for Peñarol in …

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 Argentina out to learn from Rugby League Michael Cheika finalized his coaching staff this past week. As expected Felipe …

All three Americas entries in the women’s draw of the Toulouse Sevens will contest 5th place on Day Three of the tournament. The USA, Canada, and Brazil had each qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals but were defeated in consecutive matches. It was Canada who were best placed to advance …

The Argentina XV is to tour Georgia and Portugal in July. The mid-year matches will see Argentina’s next-of-XV up against reputable opponents in Europe. The matches will be the Argentina XV’s first games outside of South American since the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). Since winning the 2019 ARC, the …

Peñarol got past Los Cafeteros Pro in the second SLAR Semi Final. The Uruguayan side defeated the Colombian side 34-13 to qualify for the SLAR 2022 Final. In doing so, Peñarol is the only team that has reached both SLAR Finals. Peñarol played against Los Jaguares XV in the SLAR 2021 …

2021 was historic for Chile rugby while 2022 may be even more so. Selknam put in a spectacular display of defense to win their way to the SLAR 2022 Final. Selknam defeated Los Jaguares XV to eliminate the Argentine professional team. Selknam’s 16-10 win means that SLAR will have a …

And then there were four. The top performer of the regular season of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) take on the fourth placed performer in the SLAR 2022 Semi Finals. Peñarol have home advantage against Los Cafeteros Pro. The fixture was not likely to happen but it is …