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Ceibos (2020) bar:1 color:current fontsize:M from:01/01/2023 till:end text:
Dogos XV (2023−) bar:2 color:previous fontsize:M from:01/01/2020 till:12/31/2020 text:
Corinthians (2020) bar:2 color:current fontsize:M from:01/01/2021 till:end text:
Cobras (2021–present) bar:3 color:previous fontsize:M from:01/01/2020 till:12/31/2022 text:
Olímpia Lions (2020–2022) bar:3 color:current fontsize:M from:01/01/2023 till:end text:
Yacare XV (2023–) bar:4 color:current fontsize:M from:01/01/2020 till:end text:
Peñarol (2020–present) bar:5 color:current fontsize:M from:01/01/2020 till:end text:
Selknam (2020–present) bar:6 color:former fontsize:M from:01/01/2021 till:12/31/2022 text:
Cafeteros Pro (2021–2022) bar:7 color:former fontsize:M from:01/01/2021 till:12/31/2022 text:
Jaguares XV (2021–2022) bar:8 color:former fontsize:M from:01/01/2023 till:12/31/2024 text:
American Raptors (2023−2024) bar:9 color:current fontsize:M from:01/01/2023 till:end text:
Pampas (2023−) bar:10 color:current fontsize:M from:01/01/2025 till:end text:
Tarucas (2025−) bar:11 color:future fontsize:M from:01/01/2026 till:end text:
Capibaras XV (2026−) legend = orientation:horizontal position:bottom ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:1 start:2020
Expansion teams On 10 November 2020,
Colombia formalized professional rugby. The South American nation’s first professional rugby team was
Cafeteros Pro. The team entered the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) in
2021. On 6 January 2021,
UAR replaced the
Córdoba based team
Ceibos with the
Jaguares XV, following the
Jaguares' departure from
Super Rugby. On 4 February 2021, the Brazilian side in the competition was renamed
Cobras Brasil XV, dropping their affiliation with the
Corinthians multi-sport club. On 13 December 2022, SLAR confirmed the replacement of
Cafeteros Pro, with the reintroduction of
Córdoba based team
Dogos XV, in the past
Ceibos. On 22 December 2022, Super Rugby Americas confirmed more news; first the return of Argentine
Pampas XV in substitution of
Jaguares XV, second the participation of
American Raptors, third the rebranded of Paraguayan team from
Olimpia Lions to
Yakarés XV in order to indicate that relationship between the
Paraguayan Rugby Union and the soccer team
Club Olimpia is ended. On 1 October 2024, it was confirmed that
Tarucas will be joining in 2025 as the third Argentine franchise, based in
Tucumán, and representing Northwest Argentina in order to replace
American Raptors.On 29 September 2025, it was confiremed a new expansion to 8th team with Argentine franchise
Capibaras XV from Rosario, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos provinces.
Expansion candidates At the initial announcement, Brazil and Uruguay were originally slated to have two teams each, but instead one team each (Corinthians and Peñarol) went on to play in the 2020 season, meaning it may be possible for the two countries to expand in the future (
Club Nacional de Football was hinted at as a possibility in Uruguay) With the possible change of
Super Rugby to a Trans-Tasman (Australasian) competition, Argentina could add a second team, the
Jaguares, based in
Buenos Aires, in 2021. However, a second Argentine team did not play in 2021 and most Argentine players would leave the team either for overseas, or to enter the draft for the
2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. In October 2022, it was confirmed that the Argentine team
Tucumán would replace the Colombian team
Cafeteros Pro and that two North American franchises, the Canadian
Pacific Pride and U.S.
American Raptors, were going to participate in this new tournament renamed
Super Rugby Americas. In June 2023, after losing its bid for 2022,
Tucumán, plus
Salta and
Santiago del Estero, renewed their request to enter the tournament in order to have 3 Argentine franchises in the future.
Los Naranjas could be a new team in Super Rugby Americas 2025. A Mexican franchise could also be considered for the future. A hypothetical fourth Argentine Franchise, named
Litoral, a combination of following Unions regional
Entre Rios,
Rosario and
Santa Fe is expected to enter in the tournament for the 2026 season.
Former teams ;Notes ==Seasons==