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Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026 concludes on Friday. Córdoba will be the setting for the final match of the South American professional rugby season. The home side, Los Dogos take on Los Pampas of Buenos Aires to crown the 2026 champion, ending Peñarol’s reign as the SRA Champions.
 SRA SEASON RESULTS |
February 23 – Dogos 21-19 Cobras (Córdoba)
February 28 – Pampas 34-36 Dogos (Buenos Aires)
March 06 – Tarucas 29-26 Dogos (Tucumán)
March 14 – Dogos 68-0 Cobras (Córdoba)
March 20 – Dogos 33-22 Peñarol (Córdoba)
March 30 – Dogos 29-24 Capibaras (Córdoba)
April 04 – Dogos 41-20 Yacare (Asunción, PY)
April 19 – Cobras 19-48 Dogos (São Paulo)
April 24 – Dogos 43-28 Pampas (Córdoba)
May 02 – Dogos 18-13 Tarucas (Córdoba)
May 09 – Selknam 28-35 Dogos (Santiago, CL)
May 22 – Peñarol 31-33 Dogos (Montevideo, UY)
May 29 – Capibaras 25-26 Dogos (Rosario)
June 05 – Dogos 44-20 Yacare (Córdoba)
June 12 Semi Final – Dogos 35-13 Pampas (Córdoba)
Won: 13
Lost: 2
 SRA SEASON RESULTS |
June 05 – Peñarol 14-47 Pampas (Montevideo, UY)
May 29 – Pampas 30-28 Selknam (Buenos Aires)
May 22 – Pampas 59-0 Cobras (Buenos Aires)
May 11 – Pampas 38-39 Tarucas (Buenos Aires)
May 01 – Capibaras 28-21 Pampas (Rosario)
April 24 – Dogos 43-28 Pampas (Córdoba)
April 17 – Pampas 31-14 Yacare (Buenos Aires)
April 10 – Pampas 34-3 Peñarol (Buenos Aires)
March 28 – Selknam 31-34 Pampas (Santiago, CL)
March 22 – Cobras 19-49 Pampas (São Paulo, BR)
March 13 – Tarucas 22-43 Pampas (Tucumán)
March 06 – Pampas 25-20 Capibaras (Buenos Aires)
February 28 – Pampas 34-36 Dogos (Buenos Aires)
February 21 – Yacare 17-30 Pampas (Asunción, PY)
June 12 Semi Final – Pampas 19-11 Capibaras (Buenos Aires)
Won: 11
Lost: 4
| LINE-UP CHANGES |
|
IN | OUT |
| 4 | Valentino Gozálvez | Lautaro Simes |
| 5 | Gastón Garayzábal | Augusto Cugnini |
| 7 | Tomás Gómez | Gastón Garayzabal |
|
IN | OUT |
| 6 | Juan Penoucos | Faustino Santarelli Castex |
| 7 | Faustino Santarelli Castex | Augusto Cabano Wall |
| 12 | Felipe Ledesma | Juan Cruz Corso |
 NOTES |
- The teams previously met in the 2024 Final. Los Dogos won 37–23 in Buenos Aires.
- Los Dogos were beaten finalists against Peñarol in 2023 and 2025.
- Victory for Los Pampas would give the team a first SRA title.
- Los Dogos defeated Los Tarucas to secure the home SRA Final.
- Los Pampas overcame Los Capibaras in the other SRA Semi Final.
- The home side have an impressive scrum and lineout. The latter notably saw Los Dogos stealing 61 lineouts 32% against the throw this season.
- The regular season saw Los Pampas outscoring Los Dogos in terms of overall points scored. Los Dogos scored 483 points and Los Pampas scored 503.
- Los Pampas also lead SRA 2026 with a tackle completion rate of 85%.
- Another area where Los Pampas have an edge is the ruck completion success rate with 72.1% success compare to 69.2% success by Los Dogos.
- Replacement Pampas fly half, Bautista Farisé is the leading SRA scorer this year with 119 points.
- Dogos hooker, Juan Ignacio Greising Revol is the top try scorer with 11. He will miss the SRA Final.
- Los Dogos have two Pumas in their back-line in Nicolás Roger, and Faustino Sánchez Valarolo.
- Los Pampas have Santiago Pernas on one wing and Santiago Cordero as a replacement.
- Damián Schneider will referee the final. It is his third time in charge of a SRA Final and his 36th SRA match.
| PREDICTION |
A sunny day is forecast for Friday in Córdoba. Cloudy may appear in the afternoon while the temperature for the 9pm kick-off is expected to be 10°. Los Dogos have a formidable record against Los Pampas. The 12 prior SRA fixtures between the teams have seen Los Pampas winning once. The Córdoba side also had the better season and has home advantage for the final. These factors combine to make Los Dogos favorites to be crowned SRA 2026 Champions.
| LINE-UPS |
DOGOS
1 Nicolás Revol Pitt, 2 Tomás Montilla, 3 Octavio Filippa, 4 Valentino Gozálvez, 5 Enzo Ocampo, 6 Gastón Garayzábal, 7 Tomás Gómez, 8 Valentín Cabral (capt.), 9 Nicolás Viola, 10 Nicolás Roger, 11 Agustín de Vertíz, 12 Faustino Sánchez Valarolo, 13 Agustín Segura, 14 Facundo Pueyrredón, 15 Mateo Soler
Replacements: 16 Ramiro Iglesias, 17 Francisco Aguirre, 18 Galo Fernández, 19 Lucio Willington, 20 Augusto Cugnini, 21 Genaro Podestá, 22 Facundo Rodriguez, 23 Ernesto Giúdice
PAMPAS
1 Matías Medrano, 2 Francisco Lusarreta, 3 Marcos Camerlinckx, 4 Rodrigo Fernández Criado, 5 Francisco Sluga, 6 Juan Penoucos, 7 Faustino Santarelli Castex, 8 Lucas Moresco, 9 Lucas Marguery (capt.), 10 Estanislao Renthel, 11 Jerónimo Ulloa, 12 Felipe Ledesma, 13 Agustín Fraga, 14 Santiago Pernas, 15 Tobías Wade
Replacements: 16 Ignacio Bottazzini, 17 Nahuel Zunini, 18 Ramiro Berardi, 19 Santos Cayol, 20 Juan Pedro Bernasconi, 21 Alejo Lavayén, 22 Bautista Farisé, 23 Santiago Cordero
| MATCH OFFICIALS |
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
Assistant Referees: Tomás Bertazza (Argentina); Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay)
| VS – SRA HEAD-TO-HEAD |
Apr 24, 2026 – Dogos 43-28 Pampas (Córdoba)
Feb 28, 2026 – Pampas 34-36 Dogos (Buenos Aires)
Apr 11, 2025 – Pampas 08-22 Dogos (Buenos Aires)
Jun 06, 2025 – Pampas 21-25 Dogos (Buenos Aires)
Feb 22, 2025 – Dogos 20-20 Pampas (Córdoba, AR)
June 15, 2024 – Pampas 23-37 Dogos (Buenos Aires, AR)
May 03, 2024 – Dogos 15-37 Pampas (Córdoba, AR)
Mar 08, 2024 – Pampas 14-18 Dogos (Buenos Aires, AR)
Feb 03, 2024 – Pampas 21-38 Dogos (Buenos Aires, AR)
Jun 02, 2023 – Dogos 27-16 Pampas (Córdoba, AR)
May 05, 2023 – Dogos 34-29 Pampas (Córdoba, AR)
Mar 16, 2023 – Pampas 11-29 Dogos (Buenos Aires, AR)
– 10 WINS
– 1 WIN
1 – DRAW
