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Colombia have named their side to face Peru. The teams face-off this afternoon in the opening match in the 2017 South American C Championship. With Sudamérica Rugby having announced restructuring this year’s tournament is to be the last before a fresh-look takes over in 2018.
The opening match of the South American B Championship takes place in Lima, Peru. The next fixture will also be in Lima with Peru hosting Venezuela on Saturday October 14. The competition concludes on October 21 in Guarne, Antioquia with Colombia hosting Venezuela.
Today’s match sees Sebastian Mejía leading an experienced team. The Antioquia No 8 will not be joined by regular Santiago Mejía today.
Players returning from facing Peru in 2016 include Andrés Arango, Gerson Ortiz, Sebastián Mejia, Emmanuel Bedoya, Camilo Cadavid and Andrés Alvarez. Cadavid starts at flanker today. One year ago he was playing on the wing.
With Colombia bound for the new Sudamérica 6 Naciones A, this year’s tournament is a final opportunity at facing both Peru and Venezuela. Los Tucanes will play against the Argentina XV, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay in the new-look competition.
Both Peru and Venezuela are to compete in the second division, the Sudamérica 4 Naciones B, being joined by Costa Rica and Guatemala. Both Central American teams won promotion from the South American C Championship this year.
COLOMBIA
15 Andrés Alvarez, 14 Brayan Campillo, 13 José Manuel Diosa, 12 Jhojan Ortíz, 11 Neider García, 10 Emmanuel Bedoya, 9 Julián Navarro, 8 Sebastián Mejía (Capt.), 7 Gerson Ortíz, 6 Camilo Cadavid, 5 Danny Giraldo, 4 Jhon Alvarez, 3 Andrés Arango, 2 Jorge Alvarez, 1 Diego Posada
