Sudamérica Rugby (previously known as Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby (abbreviated CONSUR) between 1988 and 2015),Consur se transforma
on Rugby Full, 5 Jan 2015 is the governing body for

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within

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and most of

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. It was created on 14 October 1988 in

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on the initiative of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, counting with a total of 16 unions. The confederation currently has nine full

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member nations, with one associate member, and is responsible for running various rugby tournaments within South America, especially the

South American Rugby Championship The South American Rugby Championship refers to the continental rugby union championships for South America, organized by Sudamérica Rugby. The current name of the championships is ''South American Six Nations'', implemented in 2018. Throughout h ...

History

Although there was a meeting of associations during the 1961 Championship, the body was officially established as "Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby" (South American Rugby Confederation) on October 14, 1988, in the Yatch & Club of

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. The act of foundation was signed by members of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The members also set up the creation of Copa Libertadores de Rugby, contested by the national champions of each association, to be held in

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. According with the act, the Confederation was created with the aim of promoting the spreading and development of amateur rugby within South America, and organising rugby competitions in the region. Following a suggestion made by

, the Confederation changed its name to "Sudamérica Rugby" in 2015. In 2019, Sudamérica Rugby announced the creation of "Superliga Americana", the first professional competition in the region. To begin in February 2020, the tournament will be contested by five clubs of five countries, playing in a double round-robin basis. At the end of the regular phase, the four best placed teams will qualify to play the semi-finals, while team placed 5th. will play two matches versus the Colombian representative, which added in 2021. Franchised team Ceibos, based in Córdoba and made up of players from Argentina XV and Jaguares, will represent Argentina at the competition. Former ''Puma''

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was appointed as coach of Los Ceibos.Ceibos, el equipo privado del millón de dólares
by Sergio Stuart ''Olé'', 28 Nov 2019 The other teams taking part in the tournament will be

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(Brazil),

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(Chile), Cafeteros Pro (Colombia), Olimpia Lions (Paraguay), and

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

(Uruguay).La Superliga Americana va tomando forma
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Member unions

* * * Bolivia * * * Costa Rica * Ecuador *

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* Guatemala * Honduras * Nicaragua * Panama * * * * ;Notes: * ''Not affiliated with

Competitions

National teams rankings

World Cup qualifying

Sudamérica Rugby nations participate in qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup every four years. Three Sudamérica Rugby nations –Argentina, Uruguay and Chile – have qualified to play in Rugby World Cups.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Confederacion Sudamericana de Rugby Sports organizations established in 1988