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Paraguay play host to Colombia in a Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifier on Wednesday. The prize for the winner is a spot in the final round of South American Qualifiers, joining Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. It is a winner-takes-all clash as the loser will be eliminated.
| SOUTH AMERICAN RWC QUALIFYING PICTURE |
Colombia were champions of the third tier of South America. The Four Nations competition involved Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela. Peru defeated Costa Rica 44-0, and Costa Rica had also lost to Colombia which meant a winless tournament and bottom place. Peru fell to Venezuela with Colombia beating Venezuela 50-05 in the final .
Colombia’s tournament win saw Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela eliminated. Colombia advanced to face Paraguay with the winner sealing the fourth, and final, spot in the Sudamericano 2025. Either Paraguay or Colombia will join Uruguay, Chile and Brazil in the tournament. Chile and Brazil both qualified by winning their respective Rugby Wold Cup Qualifiers over Paraguay.
The champion of the Sudamericano 2025 will qualify for Rugby World Cup 2027 as South America 1. That team will join Argentina as the second South American competitor confirmed for Australia 2027.
The runner-up of the Sudamericano 2025 will face the bottom team from the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup in winner goes to the Rugby World Cup. The third placed team from the Sudamericano 2025 will advance to the Final Place Play-Off tournament to determine the 24th competitor at the World Cup.
RWC QUALIFIER  vs  TEAMS |
PARAGUAY
1 Daniel Cabral, 2 Jordi Chávez, 3 Estefano Aranda, 4 Ignacio Martínez, 5 Juan José Heisecke, 6 Mateo Rodríguez, 7 Ariel Núñez, 8 Gonzalo Camusio, 9 Gonzalo Bareiro, 10 Joaquín Mussi, 11 Juan González, 12 Sebastián Urbieta, 13 Ramiro Amarilla, 14 Facundo Paiva, 15 Arturo Lopez
Replacements: 16 Agustin Benitez, 17 Cesar Pérez, 18 Rolando Portillo, 19 Camilo Blasco, 20 Francisco Bareiro, 21 Diego Miño, 22 Rafael Bareiro, 23 Gianfranco Parodi
COLOMBIA (from)
1 Yanni Pérez, 2 Yerson Pérez, 3 Juan David Henao, 4 Juan José Alzate, 5 Pablo Llanos, 6 Sebastián Benites, 7 Giorddy Quintero, 8 Héctor Navarro, 9 Danny Giraldo, 10 Wilson Olave, 11 Esteban Suárez, 12 Diver Ceballos, 13 Luis Giraldo, 14 Juan Ruiz, 15 Santiago Huertas, 16 Cristian Rodallegas, 17 Andrés Mosquera, 18 Juan Hernández, 19 Jhon Quiñones, 20 Daniel Villa, 21 Jhojan Ortíz, 22 Juan Agudelo, 23 Andrés Téllez, 24 Alejandro Guisao, 25 Neider García
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| MATCH DETAILS |
Venue: Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción, PY
Date: Wednesday, October 16
Kick-Off: 8pm (PY); 6pm (CO)
Referee: Damian Schneider (AR)
| COMPLETE RESULTS (2004-2023) vs |
2004 Paraguay 79-7 Colombia in São Paulo, Brazil
2005 Paraguay 82-8 Colombia in Asunción, Paraguay
2008 Paraguay 60-7 Colombia in Asunción, Paraguay
2012 Paraguay 54-17 Colombia in Valencia, Venezuela
2013 Paraguay 25-15 Colombia in Asunción, Paraguay
2016 Paraguay 39-27 Colombia in Asunción, Paraguay
2018 Paraguay 28-26 Colombia in Asunción, Paraguay
2018 Colombia 44-29 Paraguay in Medellín, Colombia
2019 Colombia 43-13 Paraguay in Medellín, Colombia
2019 Colombia 54-19 Paraguay in Medellín, Colombia
2022 Colombia 13-21 Paraguay in Barranquilla in Colombia
2023 Paraguay 50-07 Colombia in Asunción in Paraguay
