2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season

The 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season was the inaugural season of Súper Liga Americana de Rugby, an annual rugby union competition sanctioned by Sudamérica Rugby. The competition began on 4 March and was scheduled to end on 29 May.[1]

2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby
Countries Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay
Colombia
Date4 March – 29 May
Matches played3

On 17 March 2020, the league was suspended until 2021, effectively ending this season after two rounds of play due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.[2]

Teams
Location of teams of the 2020 Superliga Americana de Rugby.
          Full participant
          Postseason only participant
Team City Stadium Capacity Coach Captain
CeibosCórdobaTala Rugby Club6,000 Ignacio F. Lobbe Lautaro Bavaro
CorinthiansSanto AndréEstádio Bruno José Daniel11,440 Fernando Portugal Arthur Bergo
SelknamSantiagoEstadio Nacional40,000 Pablo Lemoine Ignacio Silva
Cafeteros ProMedellínTBATBA David JaramilloTBA
Olimpia LionsAsunciónEstadio Héroes de Curupayty3,000 Raúl Pérez Gabriel Ascárate
PeñarolMontevideoEstadio Charrúa14,000 Pablo Bouza Santiago Arata

Season format

Five of the six clubs in the competition competed in the regular season, which was to take place over 10 weeks and would consist of a double round-robin, with each participating club playing 4 matches at home and 4 matches away. The top 4 clubs at the end of the regular season would have moved on to the championship playoffs while the fifth-place club would have progressed to a challenge trophy playoff.

The challenge trophy would have been contested over two matches between the fifth-place regular season club and Cafeteros Pro. Each club would have hosted one match in this series.

The championship would have been contested between the top four regular season clubs in a knockout tournament.

Regular season

The regular season began on 4 March and was scheduled to end on 16 May.

Standings
Season Standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Ceibos 22008024+56912010
2 Selknam 21013145-1415004
3 Peñarol 10011315-210011
4 Corinthians 000000+000000
5 Olimpia Lions 1001848-4015000

Green background indicates teams in position for the Championship Playoffs
 Blue background indicates team in position for the Challenge Trophy
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists.
Last Updated: 14 March 2020

    Matches

    The following were the matches for the 2020 Super Liga Americana de Rugby regular season:

    Home \ Away CEI COR OLI PEN SEL
    Ceibos 27 Mar 48–8 15 May 24 Apr
    Corinthians 8 May 24 Apr 20 Mar 3 Apr
    Olimpia Lions 17 Apr 13 Mar 27 Mar 29 Apr
    Peñarol 3 Apr 29 Apr 8 May 13–15
    Selknam 16–32 16 May 21 Mar 18 Apr

    Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020
    Colors: Blue: home team win; Yellow: draw; Red: away team win.

    Week 1
    4 Mar Peñarol 13–15 Selknam Estadio Charrúa  
    20:30 UYT Try: Santiago Arata 10'
    Con: Federico Favaro (1/1) 11'
    Pen: Federico Favaro (2/5) 5', 67'
    Cards: Tomás Inciarte  66'
    Nicolás Freitas  69'    		 Report Pen: Santiago Videla (5/5) 9', 20', 34', 48', 70'
    Patricio Baronio (0/1)
    Drop: Francisco Urroz (0/1)
    Cards: Julio Blanc  66'
    Patricio Baronio  73'    		 Attendance: 4,000
    Referee: Nehuén Jauri Rivero (UAR)

    Man of the Match:

    6 Mar Ceibos 48–8 Olimpia Lions Tala Rugby Club  
    21:00 ART Try: Tomás Cubilla 12′
    Juan Bautista Daireaux 21′
    Leonel Oviedo 70′
    Penalty try 79′
    Ignacio Inchauspe 80′
    Con: Martín Elías (1/2) 13′
    Tomás Albornoz (2/2) 71′, 80′
    Pen: Martín Elías (4/5) 26′, 32′, 39′, 55′
    Tomás Albornoz (1/1) 59'    		 Report Try: Manuel Montero 72′
    Con: Damian Stevens (0/1)
    Pen: Máximo Ledesma 29′ (1/2)
    Cards: Facundo Pomponio  33'
    Facundo Maina  77'    		 Attendance: 6,000
    Referee: Felipe Balbontín (FRC)

    Man of the Match:

    Bye/s: Corinthians

    Week 2
    13 Mar Olimpia Lions Postponed Corinthians Estadio Manuel Ferreira  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    14 Mar Selknam 16-32 Ceibos Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos  
    17:00 ART Try: Penalty try 37'
    Pen: Patricio Baronio (3/3) 2', 35', 44'
    Cards: Ignacio Silva  50'
    Matías Dittus  70'
    Vesi Rarawa  72'    		 Report Try: Facundo Cordero 26', 57'
    Juan Bautista Daireaux 46'
    Tomás Cubelli 77'
    Con: Martín Elías (1/1) 26'
    Tomás Albornoz (2/3) 47', 77'
    Pen: Martín Elías (2/2) 7', 28'
    Cards: Facundo Corder  37'    		 Attendance: 4.000
    Referee: Man of the Match: Rodrigo Fernández Criado
    Bye/s: Peñarol

    Week 3
    20 Mar Corinthians v Peñarol Estádio Parque São Jorge  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    21 Mar Selknam v Olimpia Lions TBA  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    Bye/s: Ceibos

    Week 4
    27 Mar Olimpia Lions v Peñarol Estadio Héroes de Curupayty  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    27 Mar Ceibos v Corinthians Tala Rugby Club  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    Bye/s: Selknam

    Week 5
    3 Apr Corinthians v Selknam Estádio Parque São Jorge  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    3 Apr Peñarol v Ceibos Estadio Charrúa  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    Bye/s: Olimpia Lions

    Week 6
    17 Apr Olimpia Lions v Ceibos Estadio Héroes de Curupayty  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    18 Apr Selknam v Peñarol TBA  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    Bye/s: Corinthians

    Week 7
    24 Apr Corinthians v Olimpia Lions Estádio Parque São Jorge  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    24 Apr Ceibos v Selknam Tala Rugby Club  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    Bye/s: Peñarol

    Week 8
    29 Apr Peñarol v Corinthians Estadio Charrúa  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    29 Apr Olimpia Lions v Selknam Estadio Héroes de Curupayty  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    Bye/s: Ceibos

    Week 9
    8 May Peñarol v Olimpia Lions Estadio Charrúa  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    8 May Corinthians v Ceibos Estádio Parque São Jorge  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    Bye/s: Selknam

    Week 10
    15 May Ceibos v Peñarol Tala Rugby Club  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    16 May Selknam v Corinthians TBA  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    Bye/s: Olimpia Lions

    Playoffs

    Challenge Trophy

    The fifth-place regular season club would have contested the challenge trophy against Cafeteros Pro over two matches.

    23 May TBD v TBD TBA  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
    27 May TBD v TBD TBA  
    TBA Referee: Man of the Match:

    Championship Playoffs
     
    		Semi-finalsFinal
     
    		      
     
    		22 May -
     
     
    		 
     
    		29 May -
     
    		 
     
    		 
     
    		22 May -
     
    		 
     
    		 
     
     
    		 
     
    		Third place
     
     
    		27 May -
     
     
    		 
     
     
    		 

    Semifinals
    22 May –  
    Referee: Man of the Match:
    22 May –  
    Referee: Man of the Match:

    Third Place Match
    27 May v  
    Referee: Man of the Match:

    Final
    29 May v  
    Referee: Man of the Match:

    Player Statistics

    Top scorers

    The top try and point scorers during the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season until the season was cancelled were:


    References
    1. LA SUPERLIGA AMERICANA DE RUGBY TIENE FIXTURE on Sudamérica Rugby, 22 Jan 2020
    2. "SLAR Suspended Until 20201". Americas Rugby News. March 17, 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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