Americas Pacific Challenge 2021 – Best Of

The 2021 Americas Pacific Challenge was an all-Americas competition. It involved young talent from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the USA. Competing were the ‘Next Senior’ development sides with many players from both Major League Rugby and the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby.

Champions Argentina make up one third of our tournament All-Star XV. This is the case despite the team playing two rather than three matches. Uruguay ‘A’ also have five players in the select side while Chile ‘A’ have three and Brazil ‘A’ two. Paraguay and the USA are shut out after disappointing showings.

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ARGENTINA XV
Best Forward: Juan Pablo Zeiss
Best Back: Juan Pablo Castro
Most Points: 26 – Martín Elías
Most Tries: 4 – Ignacio Ruiz

 

BRAZIL
Best Forward: Adrio de Melo
Best Back: Lucas Spago
Most Points: 41 – Lucas Spago
Most Tries: 3 – Daniel Lima; Lucas Spago

 

CHILE ‘A’
Best Forward: Diego Escobar
Best Back: Luca Strabucchi
Most Points: 38 – Diego Warnken
Most Tries: 2 – Diego Escobar; Joaquín Milesi; Luca Strabucchi; Benjamín Videla

 

PARAGUAY ‘A’
Best Forward: Mariano Garcete
Best Back: Sebastián Urbieta
Most Points: 5 – Gianfranco Parodi; Martín Sitjar; Daniel Cabral; Elías Torres
Most Tries: 1  – Gianfranco Parodi; Martín Sitjar; Daniel Cabral; Elías Torres

 

URUGUAY ‘A’
Best Forward: Lucas Bianchi
Best Back: Baltazar Amaya
Most Points: 18 – Matías D’Avanzo
Most Tries: 2 – Lucas Bianchi

 

USA SELECTS
Best Forward: Justin Johnson
Best Back: Harry Barlow
Most Points: 12 – Patrick Madden
Most Tries: 1 – Harry Barlow; Kyle Breytenbach; George Sharpe; Bailey Wilson

 

AMERICAS PACIFIC CHALLENGE 2023 – BEST BACK
Lucas Spago (Brazil)

AMERICAS PACIFIC CHALLENGE 2023 – BEST FORWARD
Diego Escobar (Chile)

AMERICAS PACIFIC CHALLENGE 2023 – BEST PLAYER
Baltazar Amaya (Uruguay ‘A’)

 

AMERICAS PACIFIC CHALLENGE 2021 – TOURNAMENT ALL-STAR XV

1 – Mateo Perillo (Uruguay ‘A’)
2 – Diego Escobar (Chile ‘A’)
3 – Juan Pablo Zeiss (Argentina XV)
4 – Felipe Aliaga (Uruguay ‘A’)
5 – Rodrigo Fernández Criado (Argentina XV)
6 – Raimundo Martínez (Chile ‘A’)
7 – Lucas Bianchi (Uruguay ‘A’)
8 – Adrio de Melo (Brazil ‘A’)
9 – Lukas Carvallo (Chile ‘A’)
10 – Lucas Spago (Brazil ‘A’)
11 – Juan Pablo Castro (Argentina XV)
12 – Santiago Mare (Argentina XV)
13 – Tomás Cubilla (Argentina XV)
14 – Mateo Viñals (Uruguay ‘A’)
15 – Baltazar Amaya (Uruguay ‘A’)