Chile national rugby sevens team

Chile

Union	Chilean Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)	Cóndores
Coach(es)	Joaquin Todeschini
Captain(s)	Joaquín Huici
Team kit Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	3 (First in 2001)
Best result	14th place (2022)

The Chile national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. They have made three appearances at the Rugby World Cup Sevens; they also compete in the Pan American Games, and have featured in the World Rugby Sevens Series.

History

In the 2008 USA Sevens they lost to Australia 24-14 in the Shield finals. In preparation for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens they toured Fiji, a month before the World Cup.^[1] Chile was invited to the 2021 World Rugby Sevens Series that was held in Canada, in Vancouver and Edmonton.^[2]

They have participated at two Olympic repechage tournaments, in 2016 and 2020,^[3] but were unsuccessful in qualifying for the Olympics on both occasions.

Chile qualified for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. In the first round of the series, they defeated Germany in the semi-finals before losing out to Kenya in the Cup final to finish as runners-up.^[4][5] They finished third overall in the Challenger series and qualified for the SVNS promotion and relegation play-off competition at the 2024 Spain Sevens.^[6][7]

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
1993	Did Not Enter
1997	Did not qualify
2001	Bowl Winner	17th	8	4	4	0
2005	Did not qualify
2009
2013
2018	Bowl Winner	17th	4	3	1	0
2022	13th Place Final	14th	5	2	3	0
Total	0 Titles	3/8	17	9	8	0

Olympics

See also: Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics

Final Olympic Qualification Tournament
Year	Round	Position
2016	Plate Semi-finals	NA
2020	Pool stage	6th

Pan American Games

Pan American Games
Year	Round	Position
2011	Fifth Place match	5th
2015	Fifth Place match	5th
2019	Fifth Place match	5th
2023	Final	2nd

World Rugby Sevens Series

World Rugby Sevens Series
Tournament	Round	Position
2008	Shield Final	NA
2021 (Vancouver)	11th Place Final	11th
2021 (Edmonton)	9th Place Final	10th

Players

Current squad

The following 12 players were called up for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.^[8]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Franchise/province
Clemente Armstrong	Prop	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23)	6	DOBS/Selknam Rugby
Luca Strabucchi	Fly-half	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 25)	25	Alumni/Selknam Rugby
Gonzalo Lara	??	N/A	0
Benjamín Videla	Scrum-half	(2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 23)	6	Old Boys/Selknam Rugby
Cristóbal Game	Fullback	(2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 22)	9	Old John's/Selknam Rugby
Lucca Avelli	Hooker	(1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 27)	0	PWCC
Ernesto Tchimino	Prop	(2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 23)	6	DOBS/Selknam Rugby
Francisco Urroz	??	N/A	0
Diego Warnken	Fly-half	(2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23)	18	Alumni/Selknam Rugby
Nicolas Garafulic	??	N/A	0
Tomas Salas	??	N/A	0
Alvaro Castro	??	N/A	0

See also

• Chile women's national rugby sevens team

References

1. worldrugby.org. "Chile sevens seek inspiration in Fiji - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
2. "Chile names squad for Vancouver and Edmonton 7s". Americas Rugby News. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
3. "Chile is ready for Monaco – Planet Sevens". Retrieved 2021-10-19.
4. "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
5. "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
6. "China women and Uruguay men win World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
7. "Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
8. "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-17.