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Foto: Angelo Saavedra \/ Gaspafotos \/ Super Rugby Am\u00e9ricas<\/p>\nSelknam underlined themselves as the leading non-Argentine team in Super Rugby Americas (SRA) in the 2026 season. The Chilean side were 34-13 winners over Yacare in the Saturday fixture.<\/p>\n
Played in front of the largest attendance at the Estadio H\u00e9roes de Curupayty in Asunci\u00f3n this season, Selknam gained the maximum five competition points on over while denying Yacare any. It was a determined and hard-fought victory as only one point separated the two teams at the midway stage of the contest.<\/p>\n
Selknam played a match similar to that of a test match. The team set about winning small battles and building a scoreline. When the lead was established the team looked to continue adding points rather than seeking to score one try after the next.<\/p>\n
The game-plan proved to be successful as Selknam converted a 14-13 half-time lead into a 34-13 victory. Selknam outscored Yacare by two tries to one in the first half. Selknam\u2019s opening half tries involved power and flair. Hooker Augusto B\u00f6hme scored after breaking from a maul while Rodrigo Fern\u00e1ndez passed inside for Domingo Saavedra to score.<\/p>\n
Yacare came back form 14-0 down to be one point adrift at the interval. Fullback Francisco Calello scored for Yacare \u00a0on 24 minutes. He did so by slicing inside cover defense. Calello is from the San Cirano club in Buenos Aires, the same club that produced Italian cap, Juan Ignacio Brex.<\/p>\n
Former SIC fly half, Joaqu\u00edn Lamas converted the try and landed two penalties late in the half; the second of which was 4 minutes after the 40 minute mark. Lamas is now based in Paraguay playing for San Jos\u00e9 Rugby y Hockey Club. He is a project player who joined Yacare in 2024 and could become eligible for Paraguay in the next Rugby World Cup cycle.<\/p>\n
Foto: Angelo Saavedra \/ Gaspafotos \/ Super Rugby Am\u00e9ricas<\/p>\n
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The second-half saw Selknam taking control and coming away with victory and the crucial competition points. It came in the form of two second-half tries and two penalties.<\/p>\n
As was the case a week early, Rodrigo Fern\u00e1ndez continues to feature as try-assist provider. Like he did in the opening half for Domingo Saavedra\u2019s score, he provided the last pass for Alfonso Escobar to score. However, this time the try saw the flanker kicking through rather than receiving. Escobar then fooled two Yacare defenders to score.<\/p>\n
The final Selknam try was a work of art for lovers of forwards play. A rolling maul of more than 20 meters culminated with Yacare giving way and collapsing. With it, referee Esteban Filipanics awarded a penalty try and went to his pocket.<\/p>\n
Yacare lost three players to yellow cards during the match as did Selknam. The difference was that Selknam\u2019s infringements were all in the opening half.<\/p>\n
With the bonus point secured, Selknam played the remainder of the contest to see out victory. It was not without some nervous times as Yacare had a disallowed try. However, Selknam were ultimately in control and a pair of penalties to Mat\u00edas Garafulic saw the Chileans win by a margin of 21 points.<\/p>\n
The result sees Selknam temporarily up to 3rd on the SRA table. This is so ahead of the two remaining matches of the round. Both Los Capibaras and Los Tarucas can gain points from winning their respective matches against Os Cobras and Pe\u00f1arol.<\/p>\n
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Foto: Angelo Saavedra \/ Gaspafotos \/ Super Rugby Am\u00e9ricas<\/p>\n
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SCORING<\/p>\n
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YACARE (13)
TRY \u2013 F Calello (24\u2032)
CON \u2013 J Lamas (25\u2032)
PEN \u2013 J Lamas (38\u2032, 40\u2032)
YC \u2013 N Toth (5\u2032); E Quinteros (58\u2032); C Blasco (61\u2032)<\/p>\n
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SELKNAM (34)
TRY \u2013 A B\u00f6hme (6\u2032); D Saavedra (16\u2032); A Escobar (45\u2032); Penalty Try (61\u2032)
CON \u2013 M Garafulic (7\u2032, 17\u2032, 46\u2032); No Kick (61\u2032)
PEN \u2013 M Garafulic (72\u2032, 79\u2032)
YC \u2013 S Pedrero (5\u2032); A B\u00f6hme (37\u2032); A Toth (40\u2032)<\/p>\n
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LINE-UPS<\/p>\n
YACARE
1 Nicol\u00e1s Toth, 2 Jordi Tobias Chavez, 3 Rodolfo Rivadeneira, 4 Mateo Gasparotti, 5 Joaqu\u00edn Dom\u00ednguez Herrera, 6 Manuel Todaro, 7 Ariel N\u00fa\u00f1ez, 8 Juan Bautista Mernes, 9 Juan Cruz Strada, 10 Joaqu\u00edn Lamas, 11 Juan Gonz\u00e1lez, 12 Sebastian Urbieta, 13 Ramiro Amarilla (capt.), 14 Arturo L\u00f3pez, 15 Francisco Calello<\/p>\n
Replacements: 16 Valentino Rocco Marciali R\u00edos, 17 Camilo Blasco, 18 Luis Enrique Quinteros, 19 Mat\u00edas Muniagurria, 20 Francisco Luis Bareiro, 21 Gonzalo Bareiro, 22 Francisco Gaspes, 23 Valentino Quattrochi<\/p>\n
SELKNAM
1 Emilio Shea, 2 Augusto B\u00f6hme, 3 I\u00f1aki Gurruchaga, 4 Santiago Pedrero, 5 Agust\u00edn Toth, 6 Clemente Saavedra (capt.), 7 Alfonso Escobar, 8 Santiago Montagner, 9 Lucas Berti, 10 Rodrigo Fern\u00e1ndez, 11 Nicol\u00e1s Saab, 12 Mat\u00edas Garafulic, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Manuel Bustamante, 15 Crist\u00f3bal Game<\/p>\n
Replacements: 16 Norman Aguayo, 17 Salvador Luis, 18 Baltazar Gurruchaga, 19 Maximilano Schlesinger, 20 Mart\u00edn Sigren, 21 Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Bianchi, 22 Ernesto Tchimino, 23 Nicol\u00e1s Garafulic<\/p>\n
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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS<\/p>\n
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MATCH OFFICIALS<\/p>\n
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