Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP The People and the Rugby in San Diego A Major League Rugby record crowd of 11,423 took in the first rugby …
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In conditions well known in decades gone by, mud was a feature of Sunday’s Super Rugby Americas match between os Cobras and Los Pampas in São Paulo. It was competitive at times but Los Pampas played at a pace that Os Cobras could not keep up with and cards gave …
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Selknam powered to a strong home victory over the American Raptors on Saturday in Santiago. Selknam were easily the better of the two teams and romped to a 45-10 victory. A good crowd was on hand to see what was some quality rugby. Selknam certainly gave those in attendance reason to …
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Córdoba played host to the opening match of Super Rugby Americas 2023. The home fans in attendance were treated to a quality rugby match. They also went home smiling as locals, Los Dogos were 30-24 winners over Yacare from Paraguay. The early going in the match were not pleasant. An …
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At long last; professional rugby comes to Brazil. The overdue first home match for Brazil’s team, Os Cobras will be a Brazil vs Argentina clash with the Los Pampas the visiting team in São Paulo. SLAR 2020-2022 matches were in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Os Cobras open the season …
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For the first time ever a South American professional team will face a North American professional team in a regular season league fixture. This will happen in Santiago, Chile on Saturday with Selknam having home advantage against the American Raptors. Selknam are a success story of professionalism. The Chileans reached …
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The 2023 Super Rugby Americas will contain teams from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the USA. This sees a change to that of the predecessor, the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) which included a team from Colombia. There will be no Cafeteros Pro in Super Rugby Americas 2023. …
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Super Rugby Americas 2023 kick-off on Friday in Córdoba, Argentina. The season opener sees two new teams playing in el corazón (the heart) of Argentina. Both will be looking to begin with a win; the pressure is on both to perform. With the season running from February to June teams …
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It is all systems go in Uruguay. Rugby World Cup year begins with the home-based players coming together for Peñarol. The 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) champions will defend their South American league title in the rebranded Super Rugby Americas. Peñarol enter Super Rugby Americas 2023 as the …
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Súper Liga Americana 2022 runners-up, Selknam will be flying to flag of Chile in Super Rugby Americas 2023. Selknam featured in the three editions of SLAR. The team’s evolution was directly connected to Chile qualifying for the Rugby World Cup. Selknam were Finalists in SLAR 2022. The Chileans were overpowered …
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