Paraguay’s professional rugby team, the Olímpia Lions have confirmed a 40-man roster for the upcoming SLAR season. The Olímpia Lions will play in their third season of the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby; however, unlike 2020 and 2021, the team will play matches in Paraguay in 2022. The roster is …
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 »España sigue viva en clasificación para la Copa con try Tucumano
España ganó hoy con el tiempo cumplido y así sigue viva en clasificación para la Copa del Mundo de Rugby de 2023. Los Leones ganaron en Sochi por 41-37 con el heroísmo del tucumano Santiago Ovejero, que anotó una conquista en la última jugada del partido. Ovejero fue suplente mientras …
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 »Franco Giudice from Cobras to Cafeteros Pro
Franco Giudice will play again in the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The center from the Gimnasia y Esgrima (GER) club in Rosario played for Os Cobras Brasil XV in the 2021 SLAR season. In 2022 he will play for Colombian side Los Cafeteros Pro. Giudice is the …
Read More »Olímpia Lions recruit Mariano Romanini
Mariano Romanini will play Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) for the Olímpia Lions. The N8 is the latest Argentine confirmed to play for the Paraguayan franchise in the upcoming SLAR season. The Olímpia Lions will be Romanini’s first foreign club. This is so despite him previouly having been on …
Read More »Cobras Roster – SLAR 2022
Os Cobras Brasil XV begin 2022 with a 33-man roster for the upcoming Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. The season will be the second involving Os Cobras and the third involving Brazil; Corinthians Rugby compete in the inaugural SLAR season in 2020. The roster contains the 33 players …
Read More »Colombia fall to Spain
In the first meeting between Colombia and Spain, Las Tucanes fell to a 47-15 loss in Madrid. Not only was the match the first time that Colombia has faced Spain, it was also the first time wherein Las Tucanes have played against a European rival. Colombia may play against another …
Read More »Leonardo Gea Salim joins Cafeteros Pro
Leonardo Gea Salim will play in the upcoming Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) for Los Cafeteros Pro. The 20-year-old is the third player confirmed for the Colombian SLAR franchise for SLAR 2022. In addition to Gea Salim, Los Cafeteros Pro have recruited Tomás Bertot and Juan Bautista Mernes for …
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