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A strong performance from Los Cóndores saw Chile defeating San Juan 35-5 today in Argentina. The visiting test side had a solid platform from the forwards, a strong indication of the developmental process that is going on under Head Coach Pablo Lemoine.
In the opening half Chile’s pack saw the team camped in the half of azul. This would lead to the opening try which was scored by N8 Ignacio Silva from the base of an advancing scrum. Additional opening half tries to Beltrán Vergara, Matías Dittus, and Augusto Bohme gave Los Cóndores a 28-0 lead.
In the second half San Juan matched Chile in returning with one try per team. San Juan’s score was started by fly half José Camacho and it was winger Emilio Mas touching down. The unconverted try was the only score of the 80 minutes for the azul.
Chile’s second half score went to outside center Domingo Saavedra. It safe Chile winning the second half 7-5 but ultimately the work done in the second half saw a less intensive second 40 minutes.
Los Cóndores now return home to prepare for next Saturday. They will play host to Portugal in Santiago, a fully capped test match.
SCORING
SAN JUAN (5)
Try: E Mas
Chile (35)
Try: Silva, Vergara, Dittus, Bohme, Saavedra
Conversion: Videla (5)
Yellow Card: Huete, Sigren
TEAMS
SAN JUAN
1 Sebastián Diez, 2 Guillermo Palacios, 3 Alan Pedrol, 4 Marcelo Benegas, 5 Leonardo Luna, 6 Santiago Pérez (capt.), 7 Julián Aguiar, 8 Ricardo Díaz. 9 Juan Ignacio Landa, 10 José Camacho. 11 Leopoldo Mas, 12 Rodrigo Perello, 13 Rafael Lértora, 14 Emilio Mas, 15 Facundo Sombra.
Replacements: 16 Esteban Pagés, 17 Nicolás Martínez, 18 Rodrigo Galdeano, 19 Alejandro Rojo, 20 Eduardo Caputo, 21 Nicolás De la Plata, 22 Marcos Ruffa, 23 Bruno Guajardo, 24 Juan Pablo González, 25 Santiago Jara
CHILE
1 Javier Carrasco, 2 Augusto Böhme, 3 Matías Dittus, 4 Javier Eissmann, 5 Pablo Huete, 6 Martín Sigren, 7 Nicolás Garafulic, 8 Ignacio Silva, 9 Beltrán Vergara, 10 Santiago Videla, 11 José Ignacio Larenas, 12 Vicente Ayarza, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Lucca Avelli, 15 Christian Huerta
Replacements: 16 Tomás Dussaillant, 17 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 18 José Tomás Munita, 19 Augusto Sarmiento, 20 Mario Mayol, 21 Thomas Orchard, 22 Marcelo Torrealba, 23 Juan Pablo Larenas, 24 Benjamín Soto, 25 Benjamín Baraona, 26 Clemente Saavedra
