| 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby | |
| Countries: | |
| Date: | 16 March – 15 May |
| Champions: |  Jaguares XV |
| Count: | 1 |
| Runnersup: | Peñarol |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Matches: | 32 |
| Prevseason: | 2020 |
| Nextseason: | 2022 |
| Website: | https://www.slar.rugby/torneo-11 |
The 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season was the second season of Súper Liga Americana de Rugby, an annual rugby union competition sanctioned by Sudamérica Rugby. The competition began on 16 March and ended on 15 May.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Coach | Captain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguares XV | TBC | TBC | Felipe Ezcurra | |||
 Cobras | TBA | Felipe Sancery | ||||
| Selknam | Santiago | 40,000 | Ignacio Silva | |||
 Cafeteros Pro | TBA | TBA | Jhon C. Álvarez | |||
| Olímpia Lions | Estadio Héroes de Curupayty | 3,000 | Axel Zapata | |||
| Peñarol | 14,000 | Andrés Vilaseca |
Ceibos did not compete in the 2021 edition of the competition, having been replaced by the Argentine Rugby Union with the Jaguares XV.[1] The Brazilian side are now known as Cobras Brasil XV or Cobras following the end of relationship with the Corinthians multi-sport club.[2] The Colombian Cafeteros Pro also debuted this year. They were meant to debut in the 2020 season before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
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 knockout tournament.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2021 season was held in Chile and Uruguay only. The first half of the regular season was held at Estadio Municipal de La Pintana in Santiago and Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander in Valparaíso. The second half of the regular season and the playoffs of the competition was held at Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo.[4]
The regular season began on 16 March and ended on 1 May.[5]
The following are the match results for the 2021 Super Liga Americana de Rugby regular season:
The top try and point scorers during the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season are:[6]
Last updated Oct 6, 2021
| Most points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Team | Pts< | -- Pos | Player | Team | Tries--> |
| 1 | Martín Roger Farias | 125 | |||||
| 2 | Máximo Ledesma | 108 | |||||
| 3 | 100 | ||||||
| 4 | Martín Elías | 75 | |||||
| 5 | 70 | ||||||
| 6 | Santiago Videla | 67 | |||||
| 7 | 47 | ||||||
| 8 | Tomás Cubilla | 45 | |||||
| 9 | Patricio Baronio | 38 | |||||
| 10 | Juan Martin González Samso | 35 | |||||
| 11 | Nicolás Roger Farias | 32 | |||||
| 12 | Facundo Gattas | 30 |
All-SLAR First Team[8]
| Player | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Martínez | Loosehead Prop | Olímpia Lions | |
| Martín Vaca | Hooker | Jaguares XV | |
| Tighthead Prop | Peñarol Rugby | ||
| Santiago Portillo | Left Lock | Selknam | |
| Franco Molina | Right Lock | Jaguares XV | |
| Maneul Ardao | Blindside Flanker | Peñarol Rugby | |
| Openside Flanker | Jaguares XV | ||
| André Arruda | No8 | Cobras Brasil XV | |
| Gonzalo García | Scrum-half | Cafeteros Pro | |
| Fly-half | Jaguares XV | ||
| Nicolás Freitas | Blindside Wing | Peñarol Rugby | |
| Inside Center | Jaguares XV | ||
| Domingo Saavedra | Outside Center | Selknam | |
| Openside Wing | Jaguares XV | ||
| Martín Bogado | Fullback | Olímpia Lions |