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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1067585" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>2022 schedule announced. Same six teams, but unfortunately (due to finances as much as Covid) it is to be played in bubbles in Uruguay, Chile and Argentina, with all six sides playing in the same location on any given day.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/12/20/slar-2022-season-fixtures/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I feel bad for overlooking this tournament previously. The standard was clearly far higher than I thought despite Jaguares dominance, as shown by the performance of Uruguay and Chile internationally last year. I mainly only followed scores and can remember Selknam (Chile) and Olimpia (Paraguay) both making progress as last season progressed. So I am looking for them to shake up the playoff seedings this time around after fairly narrow losses in the semis last time.</p><p></p><p>Concerns about finances and a lot of 1330hrs weekday kick-off times, plus the ongoing public health situation suggests the situation is delicate for the future of the tournament. But on field the standard should be good despite player departures (including players to Spanish, Portguese and Italian clubs who presumably don't play top dollar).</p><p></p><p>The big story for a neutral is whether Selknam can improve to at least second best, to challenge the Jaguares and peak in time to then out on Chilean shirts and face the US in the RWC qualifier.</p><p></p><p>Other sub plots are:</p><p>- can the Cobras bring Brazilian rugby out of a tailspin (they lost to Kenya and Zimbabwe last month, just a few years after beating the US). Or will they be a shock last placed finish?</p><p>- will Olimpia and Cafeteros show signs of Paraguayan and Colombian players closing the gap on Brazil and making strides towards being able to field an international side in a South American international tournament (following the demise of the ARC for political reasons).</p><p></p><p>It all restarts on 5th of March, 2022. I pick Selknam as my favourites, and that is with my head, not my heart.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1067585, member: 74121"] 2022 schedule announced. Same six teams, but unfortunately (due to finances as much as Covid) it is to be played in bubbles in Uruguay, Chile and Argentina, with all six sides playing in the same location on any given day. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/12/20/slar-2022-season-fixtures/[/URL] I feel bad for overlooking this tournament previously. The standard was clearly far higher than I thought despite Jaguares dominance, as shown by the performance of Uruguay and Chile internationally last year. I mainly only followed scores and can remember Selknam (Chile) and Olimpia (Paraguay) both making progress as last season progressed. So I am looking for them to shake up the playoff seedings this time around after fairly narrow losses in the semis last time. Concerns about finances and a lot of 1330hrs weekday kick-off times, plus the ongoing public health situation suggests the situation is delicate for the future of the tournament. But on field the standard should be good despite player departures (including players to Spanish, Portguese and Italian clubs who presumably don't play top dollar). The big story for a neutral is whether Selknam can improve to at least second best, to challenge the Jaguares and peak in time to then out on Chilean shirts and face the US in the RWC qualifier. Other sub plots are: - can the Cobras bring Brazilian rugby out of a tailspin (they lost to Kenya and Zimbabwe last month, just a few years after beating the US). Or will they be a shock last placed finish? - will Olimpia and Cafeteros show signs of Paraguayan and Colombian players closing the gap on Brazil and making strides towards being able to field an international side in a South American international tournament (following the demise of the ARC for political reasons). It all restarts on 5th of March, 2022. I pick Selknam as my favourites, and that is with my head, not my heart. [/QUOTE]
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