Peru national rugby league team

Not to be confused with Peru national rugby union team.

Peru

Team information
Nickname	Incas
Region	South America
Head coach	Tuki Jackson
Captain	Jye Sommers
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
Peru 34–30 Uruguay  (15 September 2019)
Biggest win
Peru 34-30 Uruguay  (15 September 2019)
Biggest defeat
Peru 14-30 Brazil  (22 February 2020)

The Peru national rugby league team (Spanish: Rugby league equipo nacional de Peru), nicknamed Incas (English: Peru Incas), represents Peru in rugby league.

History

The sport has yet to be played on Peruvian soil but efforts are in place to bring rugby league to Central and South America through the Latin Heat Rugby League.^{[citation needed]} The Latin Heat fielded enough Peruvian players to make up a Rugby league sevens team so they have entered into the first ever Latino Rugby League Sevens tournament.

The Incas made their debut at the first ever Latino Sevens on 17 October 2015, recording their first ever victories and making it to the final.^[1] The Incas also participated in a festival of Latin American Rugby League which was held at Henson Park in June, 2016.^[2] Each nation fielded either a Nine-a-side or a Seven-a-side team, the other participating nations included Ecuador, Colombia and Uruguay. The Incas made their International 13-a-side rugby league debut against Uruguay at Waminda Oval in Campbelltown, NSW.^[3] The Incas won this match 34-30, giving them a win on debut.

Current squad

This is the current squad as of the 15th of September 2019.

1. Jye Sommers NSW

2. Sean Day NSW

3. Juan Carlos Carrion NSW

4. Aaron Perez NSW

5. Mitchell Perez NSW

6. Corey Daniela NSW

7. Franko Altamirano NSW

8. George Altamirano NSW

9. Paul Altamirano NSW

10. Luis Fhon NSW

11. Martin Portillo NSW

12. Samuel Arevalo  NSW

13. Jonathan Julca NSW

14. Sergio Rios VIC

15. Jacob Parker NSW

16. Isaiah Parker  NSW

17. Josh Marrufo-Davidson QLD

18. Christopher Siles VIC

19. Miguel Garcia NSW

20. Claudio Flores Casas NSW

21. Eddy Gomez NSW

22. Julio Rojas NSW

23. Alonso Gomez NSW

24. Mariano Polisciuk NSW

25. Jayden Ibarburu & Cristian Ibarburu NSW

26. Kenneth Hopkins NSW

The Incas and Uruguay line up for anthems prior to their clash on 15/9/19.

Record

Below is table of the representative rugby league matches played by Peru at test level up until the 22nd of February, 2020. The table includes 7-a-side, 9-a-side and 13-a-side International matches.

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %	For	Aga	Diff
Brazil	2	0	2	0	0%	18	44	-26
Chile	1	0	1	0	0%	10	14	-4
Colombia	1	1	0	0	100%	12	4	8
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	100%	28	0	28
Nicaragua	1	1	0	0	100%	34	12	22
Uruguay	4	1	3	0	25%	68	82	-14
Total	11	4	7	0	40.00%	184	186	14

13-a-side fixtures and results:

15 September 2019 15:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Peru	34 – 30	Uruguay
Tries: Jye Sommers (3), Isaiah Parker, Sean Day, Josh Marrufo-Davidson, Jayden Ibarburu Goals: Frank Altamirano (3)	Report	Tries: Diego Papa (2), Julio Toledo, Steve Clarke, Nico Papa Goals: Diego Papa (5)

Waminda Oval, Sydney Referee: Wayne Beh (Australia)

22 February 2020 17:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Brazil	30 – 14	Peru
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Hillier Oval, Liverpool, Sydney Referee: (Australia)

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References

1. "League sevens with a Latino twist".
2. "Chile defeat El Salvador in historic international match".
3. "Big crowd at Waminda Oval see Peru top Uruguay in first ever clash". Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-06-03.