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Cr\u00e9dito Foto: Daniel Gollan y Pablo Oriz \/ Gaspafotos \/ Super Rugby Am\u00e9ricas<\/p>\nLos Tarucas were too good for Selknam on Friday evening. Los Tucumanos humbled the Chileans, completing a 41-13 home victory to open Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026. The victory involved a barnstorming second-half wherein, Los Tarucas went from leading 8-3 to finishing with a bonus point victory.<\/p>\n
There was little in the way of scoring in the opening half. Tom\u00e1s Salas missed an early penalty kick at goal before landing his second attempt. Ignacio Cerruti then made it 3-3 later in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
Cr\u00e9dito Foto: Daniel Gollan y Pablo Oriz \/ Gaspafotos \/ Super Rugby Am\u00e9ricas<\/p>\n
The first try of the match came from a rolling maul. Ignacio Marquieguez was the scorer for the Northern Argentine side. The 28th minute score was unconverted and neither side added points during the remainder of the half.<\/p>\n
The forwards delivered again for Los Tarucas in the second-half. Prop Francisco Moreno powered over from close range for the team\u2019s second try. The lead grew, albeit temporarily, as Augusto B\u00f6hme scored for Selknam four minutes later.<\/p>\n
Thiago Sbrocco was the stand-out player on the field. The N8 scored twice in the second half, the first of which came late in the third quarter following raises from the forwards. The forwards were then awarded a penalty try to seal victory with plenty of time remaining.<\/p>\n
Selknam hit-back with the try of the match on 71 minutes as Cristobal Game touched down in the right corner. The Chileans looked to then run the ball out from inside their own 22. It was a fatal play as Los Tarucas intercepted and Tom\u00e1s Vanni went over for the home side.<\/p>\n
Los Tarucas now turn their attention to the reigning champions, Pe\u00f1arol. Los Tucumanos travel to Uruguay to face Pe\u00f1arol in week two at the Estadio Charr\u00faa in Montevideo. Meanwhile, Selknam return home across the Andes to prepare to face Yacare at Saint George\u2019s College in Santiago.<\/p>\n
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TARUCAS (41)
TRY \u2013 I Marquieguez (28\u2032); F Moreno (47\u2032); T Sbrocco 2 (54\u2032, 80\u2032); Penalty Try (67\u2032); T Vanni (77\u2032)
CON \u2013 I Cereuti (48\u2032, 55\u2032, 80\u2032); No Kick (67\u2032)
PEN \u2013 I Cerruti (16\u2032)
YC \u2013 B Estofan (20\u2032)<\/p>\n
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SELKNAM (13)
TRY \u2013 A B\u00f6hme (51\u2032); C Game ( 71\u2032)
PEN \u2013 T Salas (11\u2032)
YC \u2013 A Pedrol (68\u2032)<\/p>\n
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TARUCAS
1 Benjam\u00edn Garrido, 2 Raul Guraiib, 3 Francisco Moreno, 4 Ignacio Marquieguez, 5 Luciano Asevedo, 6 Facundo Cardozo, 7 Agust\u00edn Sarelli, 8 Thiago Sbrocco, 9 Mat\u00edas Sauze, 10 Ignacio Cerruti, 11 Mateo Pasquini, 12 Bautista Estofan, 13 Mat\u00edas Orlando (capt.), 14 Tom\u00e1s Vanni, 15 Tom\u00e1s Elizalde<\/p>\n
Replacements: 16 Jos\u00e9 Calderoni, 17 Mariano Muntaner, 18 Rodrigo Navarro, 19 Franco Marini, 20 Miguel Mukdise, 21 Estanislao Pregot, 22 Maximo Ledesma, 23 Pedro Coll<\/p>\n
SELKNAM
1 Salvador Lues, 2 Augusto B\u00f6hme, 3 I\u00f1aki Gurruchaga, 4 Santiago Pedrero, 5 Bruno S\u00e1ez, 6 Augusto Villanueva, 7 Alfonso Escobar, 8 Santiago Montagner, 9 Sebasti\u00e1n Bianchi, 10 Tom\u00e1s Salas, 11 Luca Strabucchi, 12 Nicol\u00e1s Saab, 13 Domingo Saavedra (capt.), 14 Cristobal Game, 15 Mat\u00edas Garafulic<\/p>\n
Replacements: 16 Jorge Delgado, 17 Norman Aguayo, 18 Alan Pedrol, 19 Agust\u00edn Toth, 20 Joaqu\u00edn Milesi, 21 Clemente Armstrong, 22 \u00a0Lucas Berti, 23 Marco Alvano<\/p>\n
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