2026 Super Rugby Americas season

2026 Súper Rugby Américas season
Countries
Number of teams8
Date20 February – 19 June 2026
Matches played59
Official website
superrugbyamericas.com

The 2026 Súper Rugby Américas season is the seventh edition of the Súper Rugby Américas (SRA), the premier men's rugby union competition in South America, established in 2019. The season fixtures were released on 1 December 2025.[1] The 2026 season features an eighth team (fourth from Argentina), a new addition from the previous season: the Capibaras from Rosario.[2]

Teams and personnel

Overview

Union Team Stadia information Coach Captain
Stadia Capacity
Argentina Capibaras Jockey Club de Rosario, Rosario N/a Nicolás Galatro[3] TBD
Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú 25,000
Dogos Tala Rugby Club, Córdoba 3,000 Diego Ghiglione[3] TBD
Pampas Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires 3,000 Juan Manuel Leguizamón[3] TBD
Tarucas La Caldera del Parque, San Miguel de Tucumán 8,000 Álvaro Galindo[3] TBD
Brazil Cobras Estádio Du Cambusano, Jacareí 10,723 Josh Reeves[4] TBD
Chile Selknam Estadio Municipal de La Pintana, Santiago 5,000 Jake Mangin[5] TBD
Paraguay Yacare Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Luque 3,000 Ramiro Pemán[6] TBD
Uruguay Peñarol Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo 14,000 Ivo Dugonjic[7] TBD

Locations

2026 Super Rugby Americas season (South America)
Home locations of all the Súper Rugby Américas teams (inside South America)

Regular season

2026 Súper Rugby Américas table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Tarucas 3 3 0 0 98 57 +41 11 8 1 0 13 Knockout stage
2 Pampas 3 2 0 1 89 73 +16 11 8 2 1 11
3 Capibaras 3 2 0 1 108 44 +64 13 6 2 1 11
4 Dogos 3 2 0 1 83 82 +1 12 7 2 1 11
5 Selknam 3 1 0 2 74 113 −39 11 16 2 0 6
6 Peñarol 3 1 0 2 65 89 −24 9 11 1 0 5
7 Cobras 3 1 0 2 52 94 −42 5 14 0 1 5
8 Yacare 3 0 0 3 68 85 −17 9 11 1 2 3
Updated to match(es) played on 10/03/2026. Source:

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Team progression
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 SF Final
Capibaras
Cobras
Dogos
Pampas
Peñarol
Selknam
Tarucas
Yacare
Key: Win Draw Loss Bye DNQ = Did not qualify

Matches

Home \ Away CAP COB DOG PAM PEÑ SEL TAR YAC
Capibaras — 54–12 29 May 1 May 34–7 23 May 13 Apr 8 May
Cobras 26 Apr — 19 Apr 22 Mar 10 May 12 Apr 30 May 21–19
Dogos 30 Mar 21–19 — 24 Apr 20 Mar 14 Mar 2 May 5 Jun
Pampas 25–20 22 May 34–36 — 10 Apr 29 May 11 May 17 Apr
Peñarol 20 Apr 13 Mar 22 May 5 Jun — 40–27 18–28 27 Mar
Selknam 21 Mar 6 Jun 9 May 28 Mar 3 May — 19 Apr 34–32
Tarucas 5 Jun 27 Mar 29–26 13 Mar 27 Apr 41–13 — 23 May
Yacare 14 Mar 1 May 11 Apr 17–30 30 May 25 Apr 21 Mar —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
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Semi-finals

12 June 2026
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12 June 2026
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Final

19 June 2026
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References

  1. ^ "¡Habemus fixture!" [We Have A Fixture!]. superrugbyamericas.com (in Spanish). Super Rugby Americas. 1 December 2025. Archived from the original on 10 January 2026.
  2. ^ "El Súper Rugby Américas suma una nueva franquicia" [Super Rugby Americas adds a new franchise]. superrugbyamericas.com (in Spanish). Super Rugby Americas. 19 September 2025. Archived from the original on 10 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d "Las cuatro franquicias argentinas ya conocen a sus entrenadores de cara al Súper Rugby Américas 2026" [The four Argentine franchises already know their coaches ahead of Super Rugby Americas 2026]. uar.com.ar. Argentine Rugby Union. 3 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Josh Reeves será o head coach dos Cobras para o Super Rugby Américas 2026" [Josh Reeves will be the head coach of the Cobras for the 2026 Super Rugby Americas]. brasilrugby.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Rugby Confederation. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  5. ^ @selknam.rugby; (20 December 2025). "CONFIRMADO | JAKE MANGIN • HEADCOACH • SELKNAM RUGBY | El neozelandés confirmado por tercer año para liderar el staff de la franquicia chilena. ¡Vamos por un tremendo 2026!" [CONFIRMED | JAKE MANGIN • HEAD COACH • SELKNAM RUGBY | The New Zealander has been confirmed for a third year to lead the Chilean franchise's staff. Let's go for a tremendous 2026!] (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ "Yacare XV cambió a su entrenador: quién es el argentino que asumió en el Súper Rugby Américas" [Yacare XV changed their coach: who is the Argentinian who took over in Super Rugby Americas]. ESPN (in Spanish). 5 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Ivo Dugonjic seguirá al frente de Peñarol Rugby en 2026" [Ivo Dugonjic will remain at the helm of Peñarol Rugby in 2026]. uru.org.uy (in Spanish). Uruguayan Rugby Union. 18 November 2025.
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