Rugby World Cup Qualifier – Chile vs Brazil – ARN Guide

Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifying continues in South America on Sunday. Chile have home advantage against Brazil in the final match of the Tri Nations. Los Cóndores and Los Yacarés are in a triangular tournament with Brazil. Both defeated Paraguay to assure their spots in the four team South American final in 2025 with Uruguay. Paraguay face Colombia to determine who will be the final participant.

 

FORM GUIDE

Current World Ranking: 21 (61.39 points)
2024-09-28 – Chile 64-0 Paraguay (Santiago, CL)
2024-09-14 – Chile 28-0 Argentina XV (Talca, CL)
2024-07-20 – Chile 11-52 Scotland (Santiago, CL)
2024-07-13 – Chile 22-5 Belgium (Viña del Mar, CL)
2024-07-06 – Chile 22-17 Hong Kong (Talca, CL)

Current World Ranking: 29 (55.83 points)
2024-09-08 – Brazil 29-64 Argentina XV (Jacareí, BR)
2024-18-08 – Brazil 77-17 Paraguay (São Paulo, BR)
2024-07-21 – Paraguay 20-45 Belgium (Asunción, PY)
2024-07-13 – Paraguay 12-80 Hong Kong (Asunción, PY)

 

+ STARTING LINEUP CHANGES (from Chile vs Paraguay; Brazil vs Argentina XV)

5 Javier Eissmann replaces Bruno Sáez
7 Raimundo Martínez replaces Clemente Saavedra
8 Alfonso Escobar replaces Ernesto Tchimino
10 Tomás Salas replaces Juan Cruz Reyes
12 Santiago Videla moves from 15; replaces Nicolás Saab
14 Cristóbal Game replaces Clemente Armstrong
15 Luca Strabucchi replaces Santiago Videla

2 Endy Willian Pinheiro replaces Henrique Ferreira
3 Wilton Rebolo replaces Levy Marinho
4 Ben Donald replaces Hélder Bryan Lúcio
5 Gabriel Oliveira, replaces Gabriel Paganini
6 Cleber Dias replaces Rafael Teixeira
9 Felipe Gonçalves replaces Lucas Spago
10 Lucas Tranquez replaces Moisés Duque
11 Ariel Rodrigues replaces Sérgio Luna
13 Lorenzo Massari Temer replaces Victor Silva
14 Victor Silva replaces Widson Menezes
15 João Amaral replaces Daniel Lima

 

+  MOST CAPS

– M Sigren (35), D Saavedra (32), S Videla (32), A Böhme (29), M Dittus (28), J Eissmann (28), C Saavedra (28), J Carrasco (26)

– M Duque (64), L Tranquez (51), C Dias (45), W Rebolo (38), G Paganini (36), R Tenório (30),

 

+  LEAST CAPS

– S Donoso (0), JC Reyes (1), B Sáez (1), E Tchimino (1), L Strabucchi, (2), C Game (5), T Salas (6), B Videla (6)

– L Marino (2), B Alves (3), J Marino (3), F Rosa (3), V Silva (3), R Teixeira (3), J Amaral (5), B Donald (5), H Ferreira (7), G Oliveira (7)

 

+  NOTABLE ABSENTEES

– V Lastra (LH), D Escobar (HK), J Milesi (N8), R Fernández (FH), M Garafulic (CE), I Ayarza (FB)

– L Moreno (LH), M Rocha (TH) M Dell’Acqua (LO), A Arruda (N8), C Mignot (CE), D Lima (WI)

 

NOTES

• Chile and Brazil have competed in test matches for 73 years. The 1st match was in 1951.
• Brazil’s 4 wins over Chile were all during the Rugby World Cup 2015-2019 cycle.
• Brazil defeated a second-string Chile 27-12 (Chile XV) in 2023.
• Chile’s progression since the Rugby World Cup 2015-2019 cycle came part and parcel with Super Rugby Americas.
• Hooker Simón Donoso will debut for Chile as a replacement.
• Chile is missing overs professionals. Martín Sigren and Santiago Videla, who play Major League Rugby, and Matías Dittus and Bruno Sáez are exceptions.
• 14 of Brazil’s starting 15 play for Cobras in Super Rugby America. Wilton Rebolo plays for Los Angeles in Major League Rugby.
• 2 replacement Tupis play in Portugal. Moisés Duque for Académica and Felipe Rosa for São Miguel.
• Center Lorenzo Massari Temer is related to former Brazilian President Michel Temer.
• Matías Dittus’ father, Gabriel Dittus Marín, past away this week.
• second-rower Javier Eissmann is completing a move to play Pro D2 in France.

PREDICTION

Spring rugby conditions await Los Cóndores and Os Tupis in Santiago. Both teams will look to play attacking rugby. Chile’s maul and lineout ought to give the home side an edge while equilibrium is likely in the scrum. The Chilean workrate at the breakdown was a feature of what took the team to the next level during the previous Rugby World Cup cycle. Chile are favorites to win the rugby World Cup Qualifier.

 

LINE-UPS

CHILE
1 Javier Carrasco, 2 Augusto Bohme, 3 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 4 Santiago Pedrero, 5 Javier Eissmann, 6 Martín Sigren (capt.), 7 Raimundo Martínez, 8 Alfonso Escobar, 9 Benjamín Videla, 10 Tomás Salas, 11 Nicolás Garafulic, 12 Santiago Videla, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Cristóbal Game, 15 Luca Strabucchi

Replacements: 16 Simón Donoso, 17 Salvador Lues, 18 Matías Dittus, 19 Bruno Sáez, 20 Clemente Saavedra, 21 Ernesto Tchimino, 22 Marcelo Torrealba, 23 Juan Cruz Reyes

BRAZIL
1 João Marino, 2 Endy Willian Pinheiro, 3 Wilton Rebolo, 4 Ben Donald, 5 Gabriel Oliveira, 6 Cleber Dias, 7 Matheus Cláudio, 8 Adrio de Melo, 9 Felipe Gonçalves, 10 Lucas Tranquez, 11 Ariel Rodrigues, 12 Robert Tenório, 13 Lorenzo Massari Temer, 14 Victor Silva, 15 João Amaral

Replacements: 16 Henrique Ferreira, 17 Brendon Alves, 18 Levy Marinho, 19 Gabriel Paganini, 20 Felipe Rosa, 21 Rafael Teixeira, 22 Lucas Spago, 23 Moisés Duque

 

MATCH INFO

Date: Sunday, October 06
Kickoff: 3:40pm (CL); 3:40pm (BR)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de La Pintana, Santiago (CL)
Weather Forecast: Cloudy and Hot, 22°C, wind 4 km/h
Broadcast: Disney + (Latin America); ESPN 3

 

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Nehuen Jauri Rivero (Argentina)
Assistant Referees: César Medina (Paraguay); Adrián Bogado (Paraguay)
TMO: Ignacio Calle (Chile)

 

HISTORY vs (1951-2023)

2022-10-02 – Brazil 36, Chile 57 (Mogi das Cruzes, BR)
2022-08-20 – Chile 28, Brazil 09 (Temuco, CL)
2022-08-17 – Chile 36, Brazil 27 (Santiago, CL)
2019-03-02 – Brazil 15, Chile 10 (Jundiaí, BR)
2018-05-05 – Brazil 28, Chile 12 (São Paulo, BR)
2018-03-02 – Chile 14, Brazil 16 (Santiago, CL)
2017-05-13 – Chile 15, Brazil 10 (Santiago, CL)
2017-03-02 – Brazil 17, Chile 03 (São Paulo, BR)
2016-04-30 – Brazil 20, Chile 20 (São Paulo, BR)
2016-02-06 – Chile 25, Brazil 22 (Santiago CL)
2015-04-25 – Chile 32, Brazil 03 (Santiago, CL)
2013-04-27 – Chile 38, Brazil 22 (Temuco, CL)
2012-05-20 – Chile 19, Brazil 06 (Santiago, CL)
2011-05-14 – Chile 25, Brazil 06 (Puerto Iguazú, AR)
2010-10-16 – Chile 31, Brazil 08 (Santiago, CL)
2009-04-25 – Chile 79, Brazil 03 (Viña del Mar, CL)
2005-10-13 – Chile 57, Brazil 13 (São José dos Campos, BR)
2002-04-13 – Chile 46, Brazil 06 (São Paulo, BR)
1993-10-15 – Chile 35, Brazil 26 (Santiago, CL)
1991-08-21 – Chile 23, Brazil 18 (São Paulo, BR)
1989-10-14 – Chile 49, Brazil 20 (Montevideo, UY)
1981-05-18 – Chile 33, Brazil 03 (Montevideo, UY)
1979-10-07 – Chile 48, Brazil 0 (Santiago, CL)
1977-10-29 – Chile 33, Brazil 27 (Tucumán, AR)
1975-09-20 – Chile 31 , Brazil 10 (Asunción, PY)
1973-10-16 – Brazil 03, Chile 22 (São Paulo, BR)
1971-10-16 – Chile 45, Brazil 03 (Montevideo, UY)
1964-08-16 – Brazil 16, Chile 16 (São Paulo, BR)
1961-10-14 – Chile 34, Brazil 0 (Montevideo, UY)
1951-10-09 – Chile 68, Brazil 0 (Buenos Aires, AR)

 

OVERALL RESULTS vs (1951-2023)

4 Wins
24 Wins
Draws 2