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Chile
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameLos Cóndores
EmblemAndean condor
UnionChilean Rugby Federation
Head coachPablo Lemoine
CaptainMartín Sigren
Most capsCristian Onetto (65)
Top scorerCristian González (192)
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Parque Mahuida
Centro de Alto Rendimiento
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current29 (as of 23 November 2020)
Highest23 (2003-05, 2007, 2009-12, 2015)
Lowest31 (2018)
First international
Chile 0–29 Argentina
(18 September 1936)
Biggest win
Chile 102–0 Paraguay
(5 May 2003)
Biggest defeat
Chile 6–89 Argentina
(20 May 2009)
World Cup
Appearances0
Website[2]

The Chile national rugby union team (Spanish: Selección nacional de rugby de Chile) represents Chile in men's international rugby union competitions, nicknamed Los Cóndores, plays in red jerseys and blue shorts, and it's organised by the Chilean Rugby Federation (Federación de Rugby de Chile). As of 2019, Chile has not qualified for a Rugby World Cup.

Chile was the second South American nation after Argentina to play international rugby union, playing their first international test against Argentina in 1936 in Santiago. Chile is one of the founding members of CONSUR, now known as Sudamérica Rugby, in 1989, alongside Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Chile has long been participating in the South American Rugby Championship since 1951, and has consistently been the third or second best team in South America. In 2016, Chile, alongside the unions of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, the United States, and Uruguay, formed the Americas Rugby Championship, aimed at increasing the standard of rugby union in the Americas.

The sport has historic connections to the Scottish community in the country. In 2012, two Scottish-Chilean players, Donald and Ian Campbell, were inducted into the IRB (now World Rugby) Hall of Fame.

History

Early history (1890s - 1959)

Rugby was introduced in Chile roughly around the late 19th century, as it was in other parts of South America by British immigrants who arrived in ports.[1] The first recorded rugby game taking place on Chilean soil was in 1894, from British immigrants who lived in both Santiago, Iquique and Valparaíso. Until the 1930s, the game was initially mostly played by the British-descended community of Chile.[2] In 1935, the Chilean Rugby Federation was founded.

Chile's first ever fixtures were against Argentina in September 1936, a two-game series played in the capital Santiago. Chile lost both of their games by scorelines of 0 to 20 and 3 to 31, respectively. Chile would visit Argentina in 1938 in Buenos Aires, losing 3 to 33. Chile would not play another fixture until 1948, where they beat Uruguay 21 to 3 in Buenos Aires.

The Chilean team began competing more consistently in the 1950s. In 1951, Chile played the first South American Rugby Championship against Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina in 1951; Chile finished third, beating Brazil by a margin of 68 to nil, but losing to both Uruguay and Argentina. In 1952, Chile received Ireland on tour, but in Santiago 30 to 0. Chile would play another Five Nations side, this time France on tour, but lost 34-3. In 1958, Chile participated in the second South American Rugby Championship, finishing second; Chile easily beat both Peru and Uruguay before falling to Argentina, finishing second.

1960s - 1980s

By the 1960s Chile saw itself established as a middle contender in South America. Chile were consistently beating sides like Brazil and Uruguay, but couldn't breakthrough against the mighty Argentina. In 1966, Chile received the Springboks, their first test against a SANZAR side, but lost 72 to 0. During the 1970s Chile didn't play any non-South American competition; for the most part Chile were finishing second or third in South America, usually beating Brazil and newcomers Paraguay, and dog fighting for second against Uruguay. In the 1980s, former coach of France Jean-Pierre Juanchich took over administration of rugby in Chile, which led to better promotion, awareness, and improvement in Chilean rugby. In 1989, a proper governing body for rugby in South America, CONSUR, was formed.

1990s - 2000s

Chile formally joined the International Rugby Board in 1991, allowing Chile to participate formally in World Cup competitions. In 1993, Chile participated in its first ever World Cup Qualifying competition in 1993, entering qualifying for the 1995 Rugby World Cup; however, they lost all their fixtures to Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, finishing bottom of the group. In 1995, Chile played Spain, winning 28 - 23.

The 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign was more successful. Chile easily swept through a group containing the teams of Bermuda and Trinidad and Tobago. However, Chile lost 14 to 20 against Uruguay, therefore missing out on a repechage spot, and potentially a spot in the World Cup.

In 2000, Chile came within 2 points of defeating Argentina. This improved form would continue through the early 2000s, easily disposing of Brazil in their first qualifier for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. In the final round, a round robin containing Canada, Uruguay, and the United States, the Chileans won their first home fixture versus Uruguay before losing their next two to the USA and Canada. Despite this, Chile recorded an upset, defeating the United States 21 to 13 in Santiago. Despite being improved, Chile dropped their next two games, finishing the campaign with 2 wins and 4 losses. Unfortunately for Chile, they finished bottom on try difference, yet again missing out on a repechage spot, and potential qualification.

The 2007 qualifiers were mostly the same song as the previous campaigns; Chile swept their first round against Paraguay and Brazil but in the final group lost both their games to Argentina and Uruguay, which once again would have secured a repechage at least, and potentially an automatic spot in the World Cup.

The 2011 campaign was short-lived, having automatically been seeded into Round 3A of the qualifiers in the new format. Chile cruised to victory versus Brazil but once again lost to familiar foes Uruguay, and once again missing out on a potential repechage or automatic qualifier.

2010-present

In 2010, Chile nearly started the new decade with a bang, coming very close to defeating Oceania powerhouse Tonga, but losing 32–30. The following year in 2011, Chile beat Uruguay for the first time in nine years, winning 21–18 and finishing second in the South American Championship.

The decade has been marked by inconsistency in results. In 2013, Chile began their qualifying campaign, opening up with a victory versus Brazil, but yet again lost to foes Uruguay, following the same pattern of results since the 1999 campaign. In 2014, Chile reached a bottom point; in the 2014 South American Championship, they finished bottom of the group, losing to Brazil for the first time in their history.[citation needed] Chile were also wooden spooners in the 2014 CONSUR Cup, the new competition featuring Argentina and the top 2 sides in South America. However, the following year, Chile won the South American Championship for the first time in their history, cruising through both Brazil and Paraguay before defeating Uruguay at home 30–15.

In 2016, Chile participated in the first Americas Rugby Championship in its current format. Chile squeaked a home win versus Brazil, before playing a close game against Argentina before tiring out in the last 20 minutes, ultimately losing 52–15. Chile were blown out by the United States in Fort Lauderdale 64–0 before nearly beating Uruguay, losing 20–23. Chile lost their last game at home versus Canada, 64–13, finishing bottom in the inaugural edition.

In the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship, Chile was defeated in all five matches, scoring just four tries in the tournament. In the 2017 Cup of Nations, the team claimed a win over Kenya, while losing to Russia and Hong Kong.

Record

Overall record

Men's World Rugby Rankings
Top 30 as of 23 September 2024[3]
Rank Change[i] Team Points
1 Increase1  Ireland 092.12
2 Decrease1  South Africa 091.77
3 Steady  New Zealand 088.70
4 Steady  France 086.96
5 Steady  England 085.40
6 Increase1  Argentina 084.30
7 Decrease1  Scotland 082.82
8 Steady  Italy 079.98
9 Increase1  Fiji 079.64
10 Decrease1  Australia 079.32
11 Steady  Wales 076.04
12 Steady  Georgia 074.10
13 Increase1  Samoa 072.68
14 Decrease1  Japan 072.31
15 Steady  Portugal 070.61
16 Steady  Tonga 068.12
17 Steady  Uruguay 067.39
18 Steady  Spain 066.29
19 Steady  United States 065.70
20 Steady  Romania 062.62
21 Steady  Chile 061.39
22 Steady  Canada 060.81
23 Steady  Hong Kong 060.40
24 Steady  Russia 058.06
25 Steady  Namibia 057.87
26 Steady   Switzerland 057.44
27 Steady  Netherlands 057.29
28 Steady  Zimbabwe 056.03
29 Steady  Brazil 055.83
30 Steady  Belgium 055.11
  1. ^ Change from the previous week
Source: World Rugby[3]
Graph updated to 23 September 2024
Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
 Argentina 39 0 39 0 0.00% 270 1855 −1585
 Argentina XV 4 0 4 0 0.00% 53 151 −98
 Argentina Jaguars 1 0 1 0 0.00% 23 42 −19
 Bermuda 1 1 0 0 100.00% 65 8 +57
 Brazil 27 21 4 2 77.78% 870 324 +546
 Canada 5 0 5 0 0.00% 62 189 −127
 Fiji 1 0 1 0 0.00% 16 41 −25
 France Amateur 1 0 1 0 0.00% 3 22 −19
 France XV 1 0 1 0 0.00% 3 34 −31
 Georgia 2 1 1 0 50.00% 36 53 −17
 Germany 1 1 0 0 100.00% 32 10 +22
 Hong Kong 1 0 1 0 0.00% 6 13 −7
 Kenya 1 1 0 0 100.00% 23 3 +20
 Paraguay 27 26 1 0 96.30% 1098 276 +822
 Peru 2 2 0 0 100.00% 62 6 +56
 Portugal 3 0 3 0 0.00% 49 87 −38
 Romania 1 0 1 0 0.00% 11 27 -16
 Russia 1 0 1 0 0.00% 11 42 −31
 Spain 5 2 3 0 40.00% 86 151 −65
 South Korea 2 1 1 0 50.00% 66 50 +16
 Tonga 1 0 1 0 0.00% 30 32 −2
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 0 0 100.00% 35 6 +29
 United States 5 1 4 0 20.00% 65 214 −149
 Uruguay 53 12 40 1 23.08% 804 1264 −460
 Venezuela 1 1 0 0 100.00% 95 3 +92
Total 186 71 112 3 38.17% 3874 4903 −1029

World Cup record

World Cup record World Cup Qualification record
Year Round P W D L F A P W D L F A
AustraliaNew Zealand 1987 Not invited
United KingdomRepublic of IrelandFrance 1991 Did not enter
South Africa 1995 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 37 109
Wales 1999 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 168 40
Australia 2003 Did not qualify 8 4 0 4 217 155
France 2007 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 121 138
New Zealand 2011 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 88 49
England 2015 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 92 78
Japan 2019 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 113 57
Total 0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 14 0 14 836 626

South American Rugby Championship record

Main article: South American Rugby Championship
  • 1951 - Runners-up
  • 1958 - Runners-up
  • 1961 - Runners-up
  • 1964 - Fourth place
  • 1967 - Runners-up
  • 1969 - Runners-up
  • 1971 - Runners-up
  • 1973 - Third place
  • 1975 - Runners-up
  • 1977 - Third place
  • 1979 - Runners-up
  • 1981 - Runners-up
  • 1983 - Third place
  • 1985 - Third place
  • 1987 - Third place
  • 1989 - Third place
  • 1991 - Third place
  • 1993 - Fourth place
  • 1995 - Third place
  • 1997 - Third place
  • 1998 - Third place
  • 2000 - Third place
  • 2001 - Third place
  • 2002 - Third place
  • 2003 - Third place
  • 2004 - Third place
  • 2005 - Third place
  • 2006 - Third place
  • 2007 - Third place
  • 2008 - Third place
  • 2009 - Third place
  • 2010 - Third place
  • 2011 - Runners-up
  • 2012 - Third place
  • 2013 - Third place
  • 2014 - Fourth place
  • 2015 - First place
  • 2016 - Runners-up
  • 2017 - Runners-up
  • 2018 - Third place

Sudamérica Rugby Cup/CONSUR Cup record

  • 2014 - Third place
  • 2015 - Did not participate
  • 2016 - Third place
  • 2017 - Third place

Americas Rugby Championship record

  • 2016 - Sixth place
  • 2017 - Sixth place
  • 2018 - Sixth place

Kit

The home kit consists of a red jersey and blue shorts adopted from the colors of the Chilean flag, and the away kit consists of a blue jersey and shorts. The crest features the logo of the Federación de Rugby de Chile. The current national team kit is manufacturer by Gilbert. The team is currently sponsored by Peugeot. The former national team kit was manufactured by Mitre Sports International.

Current squad

Chile's 31-man squad for the 2020 South Americas Four Nations.[4]

Head Coach: Uruguay Pablo Lemoine

  • Caps Updated: 10 January 2019

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Tomás Dussaillant Hooker (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 38) 25 Chile Selknam
Raimundo Martínez Hooker Chile PWCC
Augusto Böhme Hooker (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 27) 6 Chile Selknam


Javier Carrasco Prop (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27) 2 Chile Selknam
Marco Díaz Prop (1993-07-16) 16 July 1993 (age 31) 4 Chile Uni Católica
Iñaki Gurruchaga Prop Chile Selknam
Esteban Inostroza Prop 0 Chile Selknam
Salvador Lues Prop Chile COBS
Matías Dittus Prop Chile Selknam
Nikola Bursic Lock (1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 31) 23 United States New Orleans Gold
Javier Eissmann Lock (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 27) 5 Chile Selknam
Santiago Pedrero Lock 0 Chile COBS
Clemente Saavedra Lock (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 26) 5 Chile Selknam
Ignacio Silva Flanker (1989-02-16) 16 February 1989 (age 35) 27 Chile Selknam
Thomas Orchard Flanker (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 (age 27) 7 Chile Selknam
Nicolás Garafulic Flanker Chile Selknam
Alfonso Escobar Flanker Chile Selknam
Anton Petrowitsch Number 8 Chile COBS
Martín Sigren Number 8 (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 28) 11 Chile Selknam
Jan Hassenlechner Scrum-half Chile COBS
Marcelo Torrealba Scrum-half (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 28) 1 United States Austin Gilgronis
Santiago Videla Fly-half (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26) 9 Chile Selknam
Francisco Urroz Fly-half (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 31) 7 Chile Selknam
Diego Warnken Fly-half 0 Chile Alumni
Domingo Saavedra Centre (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 26) 13 Chile Selknam
José Ignacio Larenas Centre (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 (age 35) 38 Chile Universidad Católica
Matías Garafulic Centre 0 Chile Selknam
Franco Velarde Centre Chile Viña del Mar Old Boys
Luca Strabucchi Wing 1 Chile Alumni
Julio Blanc Wing (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 29) 3 Chile Selknam
Rodrigo Fernández Fullback Chile COBS
Joaquín Huici Fullback 0 Chile Stade Français

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ^ Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) p65
  2. ^ Collins, Tony (1 September 2015). The Oval World: A Global History of Rugby (First ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781408843703. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ^ [1]
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