Chile national rugby sevens team
The Chile national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. In the 2008 USA Sevens they lost to Australia 24-14 in the Shield finals. In preparation for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens they toured Fiji, a month before the World Cup.[1] Chile was invited to the 2021 World Rugby Sevens Series that was held in Canada, in Vancouver and Edmonton.[2]
| Union | Chilean Rugby Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Edmundo J. Olfos Rodrigo Boye Arturo E. Fuentes | ||
| Captain(s) | Joaquín Huici | ||
| |||
| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2001) | ||
| Best result | 17th place, 2001 | ||
They have participated at two Olympic repechage tournaments, in 2016 and 2020,[3] but were unsuccessful to qualify for the Olympics both times.
Players
Recent Squad
Chile named a 13-man squad to the 2021 World Rugby Sevens Series in Canada:
- José Miguel Arcerreca (DOBS)
- Juan Cristóbal Bascuñan (Old Macks)
- Sebastián Berti (Leinster Academy, IR)
- Julio Blanc (Old Boys)
- Felipe Brangier (PWCC)
- Santiago Edwards (Old Boys)
- Joaquín Huici (capt., Stade Francais)
- Arturo Iriarte (Mackay School)
- Dante Marchese (Mackay School)
- Giorgio Moltedo (Mackay School)
- Agustín Planella (Old Boys)
- Luca Strabucchi (Alumni)
- Diego Warnken (Alumni)
Tournament history
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993 |
Did Not Enter | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1997 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2001 |
Bowl Winner | 17th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
 2005 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2009 | |||||||||
 2013 | |||||||||
 2018 |
Bowl Winner | 17th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |||
Olympics
| Final Olympic Qualification Tournament | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | ||||
 2016 |
Plate Semi-finals | NA | ||||
 2020 |
Pool Stage | 6th | ||||
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
 2011 |
Fifth Place match | 5th | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2015 |
Fifth Place match | 5th | |||||||
 2019 |
Fifth Place match | 5th | |||||||
World Rugby Sevens Series
| World Rugby Sevens Series | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Round | Position | |||||||
| 2008 |
Shield Final | NA | |||||||
| 2021 (Vancouver) |
11th Place Final | 11th | |||||||
| 2021 (Edmonton) |
9th Place Final | 10th | |||||||
References
- worldrugby.org. "Chile sevens seek inspiration in Fiji - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- "Chile names squad for Vancouver and Edmonton 7s". Americas Rugby News. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- "Chile is ready for Monaco – Planet Sevens". Retrieved 2021-10-19.
| Men's teams | |
|---|---|
| Women's teams | |
| Mixed teams | |
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