Upcoming season or competition: 2024 Super Rugby Americas season | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| First season | 2020 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Countries | |
| Confederation | Sudamérica Rugby |
| Most recent champion(s) | Dogos XV (2024) |
| Most titles | Peñarol Rugby (2) |
| Official website | Super Rugby Americas |
Super Rugby Americas (SRA)[1][2] is a franchise rugby union tournament format in the Americas that began its first season in February 2023 after efforts by World Rugby.[3][4] It is organized and led by Sudamérica Rugby,[5] the highest rugby entity in South America.
The tournament includes seven teams through franchises. The holding of this tournament in the Americas has the precedent of the extinct Superliga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) (English: American Rugby Superleague), a precursor competition.[6]
The name Super Rugby Americas was proposed by World Rugby to draw a parallel with Super Rugby Pacific, a competition made up of franchises from Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand.
- ^ "SLAR Officially Changes to Super Rugby Americas and American Raptors Join | Goff Rugby Report". www.goffrugbyreport.com. 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Super Rugby Americas to launch without Pride or Jaguares". Americas Rugby News. 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ NACE SÚPER RUGBY AMÉRICAS: LA NUEVA COMPETENCIA CONTINENTAL TRAERÁ EL ‘MEJOR RUGBY DE AMÉRICA’
- ^ Qué es el Súper Rugby Américas, el novedoso torneo que jugará Selknam y que reemplazará a la Superliga Americana de rugby
- ^ "Nace Súper Rugby Américas, la nueva competencia continental". ESPN. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ La SLAR que se viene será una nueva liga (Súper Rugby Américas), con equipos de Estados Unidos y Canadá y, casi con seguridad, una nueva franquicia argentina en reemplazo de Cafeteros Pro.