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Peru delivered on Sunday in Medellín, Colombia. Los Tumis scored all of the points in their Rugby World Cup 2027 qualifier against Costa Rica. The 44-0 result means Peru claim Bronze in the four team tournament while Costa Rica finish bottom.
Los Tumis fell 27-15 to Venezuela in their earlier Rugby World Cup 2027 qualifier in Medellín. The win sent Las Orquídeas through to the final against Colombia while Peru were sent into the Bronze Final against Costa Rica.
Costa Rica’s involvement in the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers ended without scoring a point. Costa Rica were beaten 134-0 by Colombia in their prior fixture. It was a disappointing return for the Central Americans who defeated Peru earlier this year.
LINE-UPS vs  PERU |
COSTA RICA
1 Maximo Madriz, 2 Alonso Ramírez, 3 Meyer Zúñiga, 4 Keylor Mora, 5 Eugenio Masis, 6 Marlon Estrada, 7 Francisco Jimenez, 8 Joseph Sibaja, 9 Rene Valenzuela, 10 Carlos Trejos, 11 Anthony Fonseca, 12 Marlon Cerdas, 13 Rafael Atmella, 14 Santiago Aguilar, 15 Rafael Rodríguez
Replacements: 16 Andrés Mora, 17 Juan Sibaja, 18 Josue Cambronero, 19 Diego Masis, 20 Rafael Mora, 21 Matthew Schmidt, 22 Oscar de León, 23 Antonio Hernández
PERU
1 Christian Escanes 2 Rodrigo Ramírez, 3 Martín Guzmán, 4 Carlos Achancaray, 5 Christian Herrera, 6 Carlos Gomez, 7 Andy Soto, 8 Diego Medina, 9 Renzo Flores Lecca, 10 Esmith Machuca, 11 José Maria Ramírez, 12 Stephano Andersson, 13 Giovanni Martina, 14 Lucas Barrio de Mendoza, 15 Jonathan Valdivia
Replacements: 16 Martín Vascones, 17 Hugo Calamo, 18 Amado Chamoli, 19 Franco Martínez, 20 Nader Fekry, 21 Alonzo Vilchez, 22 Pedro Etchebarne, 23 Edu Salazar
