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International senior women’s competition between Colombia and Brazil began in 2019. In the inaugural fixture between he neighboring countries, Las Tucanes were 28-7 winners.
Brazil scored the opening points of the match only to fail to add more. In contrast, Colombia score 28 unanswered points with Laura Diosa Mejía, Carolina Naranjo, Sharon Acevedo, and Leidy García each touching down.
The match itself was a part of a special triple header. It was played on the same day and venue as the 2019 Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) matches between Colombia and the Cayman Islands and precede the ARCh match between Mexico and Paraguay.
SCORING
COLOMBIA (28)
Try: Diosa Mejía, Naranjo, S Acevedo, and García
Conversion: Lopera
Penalty: Lopera (2)
BRAZIL (7)
Try: Zenellato
Conversion: Kochhann
TEAMS
COLOMBIA
1 Aura Cadavid, 2 Natalia Barajas, 3 Camila Cardona, 4 Alejandra Betancurt, 5 Maira Martínez, 6 Gloribeth Campos, 7 Angela Lozano, 8 Carolina Naranjo, 9 Nicole Acevedo (capt.), 10 Ana Maria González, 11 Manuela Marroquin, 12 Catalina Arango, 13 Valentina Alvarez, 14 Solangie Delgado, 15 Yina Quintero
Replacements: 16 Camila Lopera, 17 Mizzy Arzuaga, 18 Isabel Romero, 19 Sharon Acevedo, 20 Leidy Soto, 21 Laura Diosa Mejía, 22 Yenny Ramírez, 23 Leidy García
BRAZIL
1 Franciny Amaral, 2 Andressa Contreras, 3 Camila Gonçalves, 4 Marcelle Souza, 5 Sofia Arantes, 6 Milena Mariano, 7 Iris Coluna (capt.), 8 Franciele Martins, 9 Isadora Cerullo, 10 Raquel Kochhann, 11 Isadora Lopes, 12 Rafaela Zenellato, 13 Mariana Nicolau, 14 Rúbia Domingos, 15 Leila Silva
Replacements: 16 Addalucia Nascimento, 17 Suzana Rodrígues, 18 Ana Paula Lacosqui, 19 Dayana Dakar, 20 Tabata Coutinho, 21 Letícia Madeiros, 22 Marina Fioravanti, 23 Thalita Costa
