Colombian u18s selected for Venezuela

San Cristóbal, Venezuela is to play host to cross border series between CONSUR B members Venezuela and Colombia. On July 31 and August 01 the under 18 teams from the neighboring South American countries will continue the rivalry of two emerging rugby nations from the region.

Included among the 37-man squad are players from throughout Colombia though the headquarters of Colombian rugby, Antioquia is the highest represented with nineteen players. Colombia’s squad will depart from the city of Cúcuta on July 30 at 8am and require parental permission to leave the country.

At senior level Colombia is ranked 47th in the world while Venezuela is 61st. Colombia hosted and won the 2014 CONSUR B tournament which included Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

Colombia U18s
Juan Felipe Barrera Murillo (Antioquia), Carlos Andres Yepes Ospina (Antioquia), Juan José Ortiz Parra (Antioquia), Andres Felipe Higuita Ramirez (Antioquia), Juan Felipe Aguirre Ardila (Antioquia), Jhojan Alexander Ortiz Arango (Antioquia), Julián Navarro Londoño (Antioquia), Maicol Ivan Machado Pinzon (Valle), Damar Augusto Valderrama Ortiz (Norte de Santander), Jhohan Sebastian Díaz (Norte de Santander), Juan José Gutierrez Londoño (Antioquia), Daniel Gutierrez Muñoz (Antioquia), Julián Veldania Fontalvo Freyder (Santander), Serbastián Mosquera Mosquera (Antioquia), José Julián Jamarillo Gomez (Antioquia), José Ricardo Ramirez Talero (Bogotá), Juan Carlos Ramirez Gil (Norte de Santander) Alejandro Navarro Londoño (Antioquia), Daniel Lopez Montoya (Antioquia), Juan Sebastian Panchano Montero (Valle), Carlos Steven Pestaña Perez (Antioquia), Jordan Esteven Giraldo Mosquera (Antioquia), Geovanny Andres Carvajal Florez (Risaralda), Juan David Herrera Henao (Risaralda), Juan Esteban Marin Serna (Antioquia), Tomás Andres Flórez Osorio (Antioquia), José David Rojo Ardila (Antioquia), Juan Camilo Gárcia Uribe (Antioquia), Kevin Hernández Sierra (Norte de Santander), Sebastían Camilo Mahecha Aldana (Risaralda), Yeison Camilo Veldania Laguardo (Norte de Santander), David Omar Peñaranda Castrillon (Norte de Santander), Angel Leonardo Soto Lopez (Norte de Sanrander), Jhontan Mauricio Gafaro Bastos (Norte de Santander), Keven Steven Sierra Hernández (Norte de Santander), Joseph Adrian Avendaño Boada (Norte de Santander)

Coaching Staff
William Alfredo León Higuera, Lucas Caro Gómez, Jorge Luis Acevero Ardila