Selknam and the Olímpia Lions square-off on Sunday. They will do so in round two of the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Selknam were 35-12 winners over Los Cafeteros Pro on Tuesday while the Olímpia Lions were beaten 40-11 by Peñarol. Selknam have named twelve starting Chileans and …
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Peñarol outclassed Olímpia Lions in the opening match of the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season on Tuesday. The Uruguayan franchise defeated their Paraguayan counterparts 40-11 at the Estadio de La Pintana in Santiago. The comprehensive win came after Olímpia started the strongest. Juan González scored the season’s first …
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The SLAR 2021 season opens on Tuesday. The first fixture will be between professional rugby teams from Uruguay and Paraguay; Peñarol and the Olímpia Lions. Both teams featured in the inaugural SLAR season in 2020, though their first head-to-head encounter will be in 2021. The bulk of the Peñarol roster …
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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 LA Giltinis Austin hosted LA at Bold Stadium for a surprise preseason tilt on Saturday. The Giltinis won with …
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The Olímpia Lions will be one of six competitors in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The Asunción-based side is the one Paraguayan team. The 30-man roster is dominated by Argentines; there are 19 Argentine players and 11 Paraguayans. The team is one of three returning teams from …
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The Olímpia Lions have signed Javier Díaz. The Paraguayan Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) franchise will have the Puma avaliable for their season opener against Peñarol on Tuesday, March 16. Díaz previously played for Argentina under Daniel Hourcade and for Los Jaguares under Raúl Pérez. The 25-year-old Díaz played …
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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 …
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Los Cafeteros Pro will be one of six competitors in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The Medellín-based side is Colombia’s first professional rugby team. The 30-man roster contains 19 Colombians and 11 Argentines. Los Cafeteros Pro are an expansion side. The Colombian team did not feature in …
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ESPN is to broadcast the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) across South America. This means that fans in all competing countries as well as non-competing countries from the region will be able to follow all of the matches. The 2021 SLAR season will begin on Wednesday, March 16. The …
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The referees have been named for the Superliga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The nine-man panel is made up of officials from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The 2021 SLAR season will begin on March 16 at the estadio La Pintana in Santiago, Chile. The season will contain six competing …
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