Colombia Roster Named for Sudamérica Sevens Series

Colombia has named a 12-man roster for the upcoming Sudamérica Sevens Series. Played over two legs in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and Viña del Mar, Chile the overall winner from South America (excluding Argentina) will qualify for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and to play in the 2019 Hong Kong 7’s, Las Vegas 7’s and Vancouver 7’s tournaments.

Joining Colombia and Argentina from South America will be Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Involved from other regions are to be Canada, the USA, South Africa, Germany, Portugal, and Russia.

The first leg of the circuit will be played in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The competition will be the Seven Punta HSBC 2019 and will take place on January 05-06. The setting will be the Campus de Maldonado, the same venue which hosted the inaugural event 30 years ago.

The second leg will take place on the following weekend in Vinã del Mar, Chile. The Nissan Rugby Seven Viña 2019 will be played at Colegio Mackay de Reñaca on January 12-13.

Rugby’s booming popularity in Colombia sees the tournament being televised in Colombia on ESPN3.

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José Manuel Diosa, Andrés Álvarez, Geovanny Carvajal, Diver Ceballos, Arley Urrutia, Juan Dávila, Brayan Guzmán, Cristian Rodallegas, Gerson Ortiz, Julián Velandia, Brayan Campiño