Rugby World Cup 2027 will be the eleventh edition of the Men’s Rugby World Cup. It comes 40 years after the inaugural tournament which was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987. The 2027 edition is the third to feature matches in Australia and the second to be entirely …
Read More »Chile to play Rugby World Cup 2027 in the extremes of Perth and Townsville
Chile has been allocated a demanding match schedule for Rugby World Cup 2023. Los Cóndores will play in both extremes of Australia with matches in both Perth and Townsville. The remaining pool match will be in Brisbane with Chile having the honor of competing against the tournament hosts in one …
Read More »Two Chileans Sign Contracts with European Clubs
Two Chileans have completed deals to play for European clubs. The players are both notable names as they were members of Chile’s inaugural Rugby World Cup in 2023. Both remain on the radar for Los Cóndores and are in the frame for Australia 2027. Winger Franco Velarde will continue his …
Read More »At a Glance: Americas Rugby News Round Up
The pools are out for the World Rugby U20 Championship 2026 in Georgia. Argentina, Uruguay and the USA will all compete. Jocelyn Barrieau selected Canada’s 14-player roster for the upcoming two legs of the 2026 HSBC SVNS Series in Singapore and Perth, Australia. Argentina 7 were crowned champions at Super …
Read More »Selknam Roster for Super Rugby Americas 2026
Chile’s professional rugby franchise, Selknam has named a longlist for Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026. A 57-man roster began preparations for the upcoming season on Wednesday, January 07 at the CARR, Chile’s High Performance Rugby Center. Head Coach Jake Mangin has command of a roster containing 27 forwards and 30 …
Read More »Americas Anthems at Rugby World Cups
A record five Americas teams will compete at Rugby World Cup 2027. The Australia hosted tournament will be an expanded tournament with 24-teams rather than 20 as was the case from 1999-2023. The five Americas teams will be Canada and the USA from North America and Argentina, Chile and Uruguay …
Read More »Santiago Pedrero Scores 2025 Try of the Year for Chile vs Samoa
For the second time this decade, World Rugby elected a Chilean try as the best of a calendar year. Santiago Pedrero’s try for Los Cóndores against Samoa in Utah was officially determined as being the best try of the year in 2025. The try was in the opening of two …
Read More »The Greatest Day in Chile Rugby’s History
The greatest day in Chile’s Rugby history is September 27, 2025. The day saw Los Cóndores booking their place at Rugby World Cup 2027 by defeating Samoa 31-12 at a packed Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar. The match was game two of a home-and-away Rugby World Cup Qualifying series …
Read More »Australia vs Who to Open Rugby World Cup 2027?
Australia will host Rugby World Cup 2027. The tournament opener will take-place in Perth, Western Australia on Friday, October 01, 2027. It will be a pool match between hosts Australia and one of the Wallabies’ three Pool A rivals: New Zealand, Chile or Hong Kong. They are three very different …
Read More »South American Debutants in 2025
South American teams fielded test debutants in 2025. Three of them are teams that will compete at the next Men’s Rugby World Cup. The busy year of international competition in 2025 included Uruguay and Chile successfully qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2027. This means South America will repeat the 2023 …
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