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.

2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby
Countries Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay
Colombia
Date4 March – 29 May
Matches played26
Official website
sudamerica.rugby/espanol/la-superliga-americana-de-rugby-tiene-fixture-3?nid=306lang%3Des

On 17 March 2020, the league was suspended until 2021, effectively ending this season after two rounds of play due to the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Teams
Location of teams of the 2020 Superliga Americana de Rugby.
          Full participant
          Postseason only participant
Team City Country Stadium Capacity Coach Captain
Cafeteros ProMedellínColombiaTBATBA David JaramilloTBA
CeibosCórdobaArgentinaTala Rugby Club6,000 Ignacio F. Lobbe Lautaro Bavaro
CorinthiansSanto AndréBrazilEstádio Bruno José Daniel11,440 Fernando Portugal Arthur Bergo
Olimpia LionsAsunciónParaguayEstadio Héroes de Curupayty3,000 Raúl Pérez Gabriel Ascárate
PeñarolMontevideoUruguayEstadio Charrúa14,000 Pablo Bouza Santiago Arata
SelknamSantiagoChileEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos40,000 Pablo Lemoine Ignacio Silva

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
1Ceibos 22008024+56912010
2Selknam 21013145-1415004
3Peñarol 10011315-210011
4Corinthians 000000+000000
5Olimpia 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
    Bye/s: Corinthians

    Week 2
    Bye/s: Peñarol

    Week 3
    Bye/s: Ceibos

    Week 4
    Bye/s: Selknam

    Week 5
    Bye/s: Olimpia Lions

    Week 6
    Bye/s: Corinthians

    Week 7
    Bye/s: Peñarol

    Week 8
    Bye/s: Ceibos

    Week 9
    Bye/s: Selknam

    Week 10
    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.

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

    Semifinals

    Third Place Match

    Final

    References
    1. "SLAR Suspended Until 20201". Americas Rugby News. March 17, 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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