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A full house attendance await Chile vs Maori All Blacks. The international fixture will take place this coming Saturday, November 17 in Santiago.
The special attraction is to be Chile’s second of two November Internationals. There first saw took place this past Saturday with Los Cóndores falling to a 38-21 defeat against the Sudamérica XV.
The fixture itself was put together as a preparation match before taking-on the Maori All Blacks. The vital warm-up was put into the calendar following the cancelation of Chile’s home international against Belgium.
The Maori All Blacks arrived in Chile from São Paulo. They did so after having played in front of a Brazilian record attendance of 34,541. Os Tupis earned respect in the match in the way they played and in conceding a notably low number of points based on expectancy.
The New Zealand side began their tour of the Americas in Chicago. In their opening fixture they blasted their way to a 59-22 win over the USA Eagles. Now in Chile the Maori All Blacks are in search of a 3-0 record on the road.
The tour finale will take place at San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium. The Federación de Rugby de Chile is encouraging supporters to turn-up to the stadium wearing red. With the match sold out a full house of 12,000 await.
