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01.08.2023Int'l News
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Super Rugby Americas has finalized its schedule, with the American Raptors out of Glendale, Colo. having a tough opening to the season.

Super Rugby Americas is a cross-border competition including teams form South American who were formerly in the SLAR league, and the Raptors being the first of what could be more North American teams to join.

Raptors Look to New Competition

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As expected, the Raptors will begin the February-to-June season on the road for an extended period, essentially staying in South America for close to a month.

They then get a bye week as they return to Colorado where the Raptors will host six straight games from late March into May. Then there's another bye week before rounding out the season on the road.

It's not like most sports seasons, which try to avoid long road trips and long homestands, but it reduces the travel costs for everyone and with intelligent use of the bye weeks the travel strain is lessened on the Raptors.

It's also worth noting that Cobras Brasil does this a little, too.

The teams involved are:

Pampas, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Dogos XV, Córdoba (Argentina), Cobras Brasil XV, São Paulo (Brazil), Selknam, Santiago (Chile), Yacare XV, Asunción (Paraguay), American Raptors, Glendale, Colo. (United States), Peñarol Rugby, Montevideo (Uruguay)

Here is the schedule:

Super Rugby Americas 2023 Schedule
DateAway Home
Feb-18YacareatDogos
Feb-18American RaptorsatSelknam
Feb-19PampasatCobras Brasil
    
Feb-24American RaptorsatPeñarol
Feb-25PampasatSelknam
Feb-26DogosatCobras Brasil
    
Mar-3American RaptorsatPampas
Mar-4PeñarolatDogos
Mar-5YacareatCobras Brasil
    
Mar-10SelknamatDogos
Mar-11PeñarolatCobras Brasil
Mar-12American RaptorsatYacare
    
Mar-17YacareatPeñarol
Mar-17DogosatPampas
Mar-19SelknamatCobras Brasil
    
Mar-24PampasatYacare
Mar-25PeñarolatSelknam
Mar-26DogosatAmerican Raptors
    
Mar-31PeñarolatPampas
Apr-1SelknamatYacare
Apr-2Cobras BrasilatAmerican Raptors
    
Apr-14Cobras BrasilatDogos
Apr-15PeñarolatYacare
Apr-16PampasatAmerican Raptors
    
Apr-21DogosatPeñarol
Apr-22SelknamatAmerican Raptors
Apr-23Cobras BrasilatYacare
    
Apr-28Cobras BrasilatPampas
Apr-29DogosatSelknam
Apr-30PeñarolatAmerican Raptors
    
May-5PampasatDogos
May-6Cobras BrasilatSelknam
May-7YacareatAmerican Raptors
    
May-12SelknamatPampas
May-12Cobras BrasilatPeñarol
May-13DogosatYacare
    
May-19PampasatPeñarol
May-20YacareatSelknam
May-21American RaptorsatDogos
    
May-26PampasatPampas
May-26SelknamatPeñarol
May-27American RaptorsatCobras Brasil
    
Jun-2#1vs#4
Jun-2#2vs#3
    
Jun-9Grand Final

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