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Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado, will serve as the venue for the second and deciding match of the Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying series between the USA and Chile. The match will be played on Saturday, July 16, with kickoff set for 1pm local time (noon Pacific, 2pm Central, 3pm Eastern). Chile will host the first match of the series on Saturday, July 9, at a venue to be confirmed.
The winner of the two-game series on aggregate will advance directly to Rugby World Cup 2023 as Americas 2 while the loser will be designated Americas 3 and compete in November’s last-chance Repechage tournament. At the moment Romania, who are classified as Europe 3, are the only confirmed team for the four-nation tournament. Other Repechage participants will be the Rugby Africa Cup runners-up and the loser of the Tonga vs Asia 1 series set for July.
Warm-up matches for both Chile and the USA are yet to be confirmed. Los Cóndores have been attempting to secure a test against Scotland, while the Eagles are in discussions to play against the French Barbarians though that is likely to be only one match instead of the previously proposed two.
Tickets for the July 16 game in Glendale will be available for purchase on Thursday, July 31.
