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Uruguay and Chile have qualified for the 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup. The two South Americans won the Semi Finals of the South American Men’s Sevens earlier today in San José, Costa Rica. In doing so both secured their places in the 2022 World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa.
Uruguay and Chile were two of nine Latin American countries that competed at the Estadio Nacional de San José for the regional title and for the two places at the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The seven other participants were Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua and the host country.
Played over two days, the tournament saw teams divided into three pools and subsequent matches. Each team finished in an official position. Brazil were third and Peru fourth. Brazil had a bittersweet campaign. On the one hand the team produced some highly impressive results including beating Panama 71-0 and Guatemala 80-0. On the other hand, Brazil went from a strong position to losing their Semi Final against Chile.
Chile’s win caps off a record-setting weekend for Chilean rugby. The national men’s test team, Los Cóndores completed a comfortable away win over Russia on Friday. It gave Chile a test series win over the RWC 2011 and 2019 competitors. The Rugby Sevens outcome sees Chile confirmed for the Rugby Sevens World Cup. They join Argentina and the USA as the Americas’ competitors for now.
Uruguay were comfortable winners over Peru in the Semi Final and Chile in the Final. The win caps off a ground-breaking year for Uruguay. Los Teros won the Americas 1 qualifiers against the USA. It saw Uruguay book their spot at RWC 2023. Never never had Uruguay qualified before a North American country.
2021 MEN’S SOUTH AMERICAN 7’s – RESULTS
DAY ONE – Phase 1
Guatemala 17-10 Panama
El Salvador 5-27 Peru
Costa Rica 41-0 Nicaragua
Brazil 71-0 Panama
Chile 34-0 El Salvador
Uruguay 66-0 Nicaragua
Brazil 80-0 Guatemala
Chile 38-0 Peru
Costa Rica 0-48 Uruguay
DAY ONE – Phase 2
Brazil 54-0 Costa Rica
Uruguay 15-0 Chile
Nicaragua 10-10 Panama
DAY TWO
Costa Rica 0-28 Peru
Chile 55-0 Guatemala
Brazil 41-0 Peru
Uruguay 58-0 Guatemala
El Salvador 10-7 Panama
El Salvador 12-12 Nicaragua
Semi Final: Chile 21-14 Brazil
Semi Final: Uruguay 47-0 Peru
5th Place Final: Costa Rica 15-12 Guatemala
Bronze Final: Brazil 47-0 Peru
Final: Uruguay 21-0 Chile
FINAL POSITIONS
1 Uruguay – Qualified for RWC 2022 Sevens
2 Chile – Qualified for RWC 2022 Sevens
3 Brazil
4 Peru
5 Costa Rica
6 Guatemala
7 El Salvador
8 Nicaragua
9 Panama
