{"id":55427,"date":"2025-08-09T13:08:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T13:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/55427\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T13:08:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T13:08:21","slug":"triple-boost-for-chile-in-south-american-final-of-rwc-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/55427\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple Boost for Chile in South American Final of RWC Qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chile has received a triple boost in Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifying. Los C\u00f3ndores welcome back three players who missed out on facing Brazil in the Qualifying series in July as well as Romania. Their return sees Los C\u00f3ndores returning to be closer to full-strength ahead of the South American Final.<\/p>\n

The trio of scrum-half Benjam\u00edn Videla, hooker Augusto B\u00f6hme and outside center Domingo Saavedra join Los C\u00f3ndores\u2019 roster. They were all on Pablo Lemoine\u2019s roster for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France<\/a> with Videla making his debut for Chile at the World Cup itself against Samoa<\/a>. All three men missed the recent July Internationals through injury.<\/p>\n

Chile will face either Paraguay or Uruguay in the South American Final. The winner of the South American Final will qualify for Australia 2027 as South America 1.<\/p>\n

Chile is undefeated thus far in 2025. Los C\u00f3ndores completed a 40-16<\/a> win over Romania ahead of the home-and-away series against Brazil. Chile then defeated Brazil 35-21<\/a> in S\u00e3o Paulo and 35-20<\/a> in Santiago.<\/p>\n

Los C\u00f3ndores are preparing to face Uruguay. Having won 38-0<\/a> in Asunci\u00f3n, Los Teros are in command of their two-match-series against Paraguay. Uruguay have home advantage in game two. The match will take place at the home of Uruguayan Rugby, the Estadio Charr\u00faa on Saturday, August 23.<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Prensa Chile Rugby<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"CHILE ROSTER \u2013 2025<\/p>\n

#1 Loose Head Prop<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

Norman Aguayo
\nJavier Carrasco
\nEmilio Shea<\/p>\n

Age: 23
\nAge: 27
\nAge: 23<\/p>\n

Weight: 116kg
\nWeight: 114kg
\nWeight: 118kg<\/p>\n

Height: 1.83m
\nHeight: 1.78m
\nHeight: 1.83m<\/p>\n

Debut: vs Canada<\/a> (2024)
\nDebut: vs USA<\/a> (2019)
\nDebut: \u2013<\/p>\n

Caps: 5
\nCaps: 32
\nCaps: \u2013<\/p>\n

Club: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#2 Hooker\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo: B Granofsky \/ Free Jacks<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Pablo Werth M\u00fcnchmeyer<\/p>\n

Augusto B\u00f6hme
\nDiego Escobar<\/p>\n

Age: 28
\nAge: 25<\/p>\n

Weight: 100kg
\nWeight: 103kg<\/p>\n

Height: 1.75m
\nHeight: 1.76m<\/p>\n

Debut: vs USA<\/a>\u00a0(2019)
\nDebut: vs Russia<\/a>\u00a0(2021)<\/p>\n

Caps: 32
\nCaps: 15<\/p>\n

Club: NOLA Gold (US)
\nClub: Racing 92 (FR)<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo: Rugby Romania<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Comunicaciones Lagartos<\/p>\n

Salvador Lues
\nBenjam\u00edn Moreno<\/p>\n

Age: 25
\nAge: 20<\/p>\n

Weight: 118kg
\nWeight: 116kg<\/p>\n

Height: 1.78kg
\nHeight: 1.85m<\/p>\n

Debut: vs Paraguay<\/a>\u00a0(2018)
\nDebut: \u2013<\/p>\n

Caps: 23
\nCaps: \u2013<\/p>\n

Club: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#3 Tight Head Prop<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Prensa Chile Rugby<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

Mat\u00edas Dittus
\nBaltazar Gurruchaga
\nI\u00f1aki Gurruchaga<\/p>\n

Age: 31
\nAge: 23
\nAge: 29<\/p>\n

Weight: 127kg
\nWeight: 127kg
\nWeight: 124kg<\/p>\n

Height: 1.80m
\nHeight: 1.90m
\nHeight: 1.85m<\/p>\n

Debut: vs USA<\/a>\u00a0(2019)
\nDebut: \u2013
\nDebut: vs USA<\/a>\u00a0(2016)<\/p>\n

Caps: 34
\nCaps: \u2013
\nCaps: 23<\/p>\n

Club: Sarlat (FR)
\nClub: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#4 Loose Head Second-Row<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: V\u00edctor Montalva<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

Javier Eissmann
\nAugusto Villanueva<\/p>\n

Age: 27
\nAge: 26<\/p>\n

Weight: 118m
\nWeight: 102kg<\/p>\n

Height: 2.01m
\nHeight: 1.91m<\/p>\n

Debut: vs USA<\/a>\u00a0(2019)
\nDebut: vs Romania<\/a> (2025)<\/p>\n

Caps: 32
\nCaps: 1<\/p>\n

Club: Agen (FR)
\nClub: Selknam<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#5 Tight Head Second-Row<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

Santiago Pedrero
\nBruno S\u00e1ez<\/p>\n

Age: 24
\nAge: 24<\/p>\n

Weight: 115kg
\nWeight: 103kg<\/p>\n

Height: 1.96m
\nHeight: 2.01m<\/p>\n

Debut: vs Uruguay<\/a>\u00a0(2021)
\nDebut: vs Paraguay<\/a> (2024)<\/p>\n

Caps: 19
\nCaps: 7<\/p>\n

Club: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#6\/7 Flanker\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"photo: Chile Rugby<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

Raimundo Mart\u00ednez
\nClemente Saavedra
\nSantiago Valenzuela<\/p>\n

Age: 25
\nAge: 27
\nAge: 21<\/p>\n

Weight: 102kg
\nWeight: 110kg
\nWeight: 98kg<\/p>\n

Height: 1.80m
\nHeight: 1.93m
\nHeight: 1.98m<\/p>\n

Debut: vs Paraguay<\/a>\u00a0(2019)
\nDebut: vs Paraguay<\/a>\u00a0(2018)
\nDebut: vs Romania<\/a> (2025)<\/p>\n

Caps: 24
\nCaps: 34
\nCaps: 1<\/p>\n

Club: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#8 Eightman<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo: Pauline Ballet \/ WR<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo: Gaspafotos \/ SRA<\/p>\n

Alfonso Escobar
\nJoaquin Milesi<\/p>\n

Age: 27
\nAge: 24<\/p>\n

Weight: 101kg
\nWeight: 1.89m<\/p>\n

Height: 1.85m
\nHeight: 108kg<\/p>\n

Debut: vs Brazil<\/a>\u00a0(2018)
\nDebut: vs Romania<\/a>\u00a0(2022)<\/p>\n

Caps: 30
\nCaps: 7<\/p>\n

Club: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#9 Scrum-Half\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Rugby Chile<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Al Aire Libre<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: M Aceiton \/ Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

Lucas Berti
\nManuel Bustamante
\nBenjam\u00edn Videla<\/p>\n

Age: 21
\nAge: 22
\nAge:<\/p>\n

Weight: 82kg
\nWeight: 85kg
\nWeight:<\/p>\n

Height: 1.72m
\nHeight: 1.81m
\nHeight:<\/p>\n

Debut: vs Belgium<\/a> (2024)
\nDebut: \u2013
\nDebut: vs Samoa<\/a>\u00a0(2023)<\/p>\n

Caps: 5
\nCaps: \u2013
\nCaps: 9<\/p>\n

Club: Montpellier (FR)
\nClub: Los C\u00f3ndores 7\u2019s
\nClub: Selknam<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#10 Fly Half<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Prensa Chile Rugby<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Enzo Santos \/ Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Bruno Ruas \/ Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

Rodrigo Fern\u00e1ndez
\nJuan Cruz Reyes
\nTom\u00e1s Salas<\/p>\n

Age: 29
\nAge: 22
\nAge: 26<\/p>\n

Weight: 85kg
\nWeight: 70kg
\nWeight: 80kg<\/p>\n

Height: 1.82m
\nHeight: 1.68m
\nHeight: 1.78m<\/p>\n

Debut: vs Paraguay<\/a>\u00a0(2016)
\nDebut: vs Paraguay<\/a> (2024)
\nDebut: vs Paraguay<\/a>\u00a0(2019)<\/p>\n

Caps: 32
\nCaps: 7
\nCaps: 7<\/p>\n

Club: Colorno (IT)
\nClub: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#12 Inside Center\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Prensa Chile Rugby<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo: L Sopourn \/ Miami Sharks<\/p>\n

Nicol\u00e1s Saab
\nMat\u00edas Garafulic
\nSantiago Videla<\/p>\n

Age: 20
\nAge: 24
\nAge: 27<\/p>\n

Weight: 90kg
\nWeight: 90kg
\nWeight: 87kg<\/p>\n

Height: 1.80m
\nHeight: 1.84m
\nHeight: 1.79m<\/p>\n

Debut: vs Paraguay<\/a> (2024)
\nDebut: vs Brazil<\/a>\u00a0(2021)
\nDebut: vs Kenya<\/a>\u00a0(2017)<\/p>\n

Caps: 4
\nCaps: 21
\nCaps: 38<\/p>\n

Club: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam
\nClub: Miami Sharks<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#13 Outside Center<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Corporativa<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: V\u00edctor Montalva<\/p>\n

Rodrigo Araya
\nClemente Armstrong
\nDomingo Saavedra<\/p>\n

Age: 20
\nAge: 24
\nAge: 28<\/p>\n

Weight: 96kg
\nWeight: 94kg
\nWeight: 89kg<\/p>\n

Height: 1.86m
\nHeight: 1.87m
\nHeight: 1.83m<\/p>\n

Debut: \u2013
\nDebut: vs Hong Kong<\/a> (2024)
\nDebut: vs Hong Kong<\/a>\u00a0(2017)<\/p>\n

Caps: \u2013
\nCaps: 3
\nCaps: 35<\/p>\n

Club: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#11\/14 Wing\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Prensa Chile Rugby<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Chile Rugby<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Gaspafotos<\/p>\n

Crist\u00f3bal Game
\nNicol\u00e1s Garafulic
\nFederico Kennedy<\/p>\n

Age: 24
\nAge: 26
\nAge: 20<\/p>\n

Weight: 1.93
\nWeight: 102kg
\nWeight: 78kg<\/p>\n

Height: 92kg
\nHeight: 1.93m
\nHeight: 1.80m<\/p>\n

Debut: vs Uruguay<\/a>\u00a0(2023)
\nDebut: vs Brazil<\/a>\u00a0(2018)
\nDebut: \u2013<\/p>\n

Caps: 8
\nCaps: 29
\nCaps: \u2013<\/p>\n

Club: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam
\nClub: Selknam<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#15 Fullback<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: Prensa Chile Rugby<\/p>\n

\"\"Foto: CBRu<\/p>\n

I\u00f1aki Ayarza
\nLuca Strabucchi<\/p>\n

Age: 25
\nAge: 25<\/p>\n

Weight: 1.88m
\nWeight: 1.81m<\/p>\n

Height: 102kg
\nHeight: 83kg<\/p>\n

Debut: vs Paraguay<\/a>\u00a0(2019)
\nDebut: vs Hong Kong<\/a> (2024)<\/p>\n

Caps: 23
\nCaps: 6<\/p>\n

Club: Vannes (FR)
\nClub: Selknam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chile has received a triple boost in Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifying. Los C\u00f3ndores welcome back three players…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55428,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-55427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}