The 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season was the second season of

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, an annual

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competition sanctioned by

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did not compete in the 2021 edition of the competition, having been replaced by the

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with the Jaguares XV. The Brazilian side are now known as Cobras Brasil XV or Cobras following the end of relationship with the

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multi-sport club. The Colombian Cafeteros Pro also debuted this year. They were meant to debut in the 2020 season before it was cancelled due to the

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Season format

The six clubs in the competition competed in the regular season, which took place over 10 weeks and consisted of a double round-robin, with each participating club playing two matches against each of the other five clubs. The top 4 clubs at the end of the regular season moved on to the championship playoffs. The championship was contested between the top four regular season clubs in a

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tournament.

Venues

Due to the

the 2021 season was held in Chile and Uruguay only. The first half of the regular season was held at

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and Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander in

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. The second half of the regular season and the playoffs of the competition was held at

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Regular season

The regular season began on 16 March and ended on 1 May.

Standings

Matches

The following are the match results for the 2021 Super Liga Americana de Rugby regular season:

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Championship Playoffs

Semifinals

Final

Player statistics

Top scorers

The top try and point scorers during the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season are: Last updated Oct 6, 2021

Awards

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of the Tournament All-SLAR First Team

References

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