The Chile national rugby union team (nicknamed Los Cóndores, "The Condor

Condor

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s") is a rugby union

Rugby union

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 nation representing Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

. They first played in 1935 and have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....

. Rugby union in Chile is administered by the Federación de Rugby de Chile. Currently, Chile is ranked 3rd in South America, 5th in the Americas, and 24th in the world.

History

Chile has been playing international rugby since the 1930s. Chile made their international rugby debut in 1936, against fellow South American nation, Argentina. However, Chile were defeated 29 points to nil by the Pumas. Although there was no qualifying tournament for the first World Cup, Chile would try and qualify for the third tournament, the 1995 Rugby World Cup

1995 Rugby World Cup

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 in South Africa

South Africa

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. Chile lost a close game to Paraguay, but losses to Uruguay and then Argentina saw them knocked out of the qualifying tournament.

Chile competed in Round 2 of the Americas qualification tournament for the 1999 Rugby World Cup

1999 Rugby World Cup

The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland...

 in Wales, and won both of their fixtures to finish at the top of the final standings to advance to Round 3. There Chile defeated Paraguay, but lost to Uruguay and were knocked out of contention. Chile started out in Round 3 of Americas qualifying for the 2003 Rugby World Cup

2003 Rugby World Cup

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, where they defeated both Paraguay and Brazil to advance to Round 4, winning two fixtures, but not qualifying for the World Cup

Rugby League World Cup

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.

Chile would then attempt to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup

2007 Rugby World Cup

The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

 in France

France

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. They started off in Round 2, and won both their fixtures against Brazil and Paraguay to advance Round 3a, where they met Argentina and Uruguay. Chile finished third and were knocked out of the qualifying tournament. However, their results proved them to be the third strongest team from South America

South America

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, after Argentina

Argentina national rugby union team

The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...

 and Uruguay

Uruguay national rugby union team

The Uruguay national rugby union team is the representative side of Uruguay, governed by the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay. They have been playing international rugby since 1948. Their jersey is blue and black and they are known as Los Teros. They qualified twice for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999 and...

.

Kit

The home kit consists of a red jersey and blue shorts adopted from the colors of the Chilean flag, and the away kit consists of a blue jersey and shorts. The crest features the logo of the Federación de Rugby de Chile. National team kit manufacturer is Mitre

Mitre

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Current squad

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Position
|-
|Francisco Deformes
|Prop
|-
|Jorge Pollak
|Prop
|-
|Pablo Pascuali
|Prop
|-
|Christopher Browne
|Prop
|-
|Sebastián Gajardo
|Prop
|-
|Nicolas Venegas
|Hooker
|-
|Rodrigo Coda
|Centre
|-
|Patricio Desmond
|Lock
|-
|José Olave
|Lock
|-
|Jorge Fracchia
|Lock
|-
|Sergio De La Fuente
|Prop
|-
|Juan Pablo Guzman
|Centre
|-
|Pablo Krummel
|Back-Row
|-
|Rodrigo Lacassie
|Back-Row
|-
|Sebastián García
|Back-Row
|-
|Santiago Zolezzi
|Centre
|-
|Sebastián Berti
|Scrum-Half
|-
|Nicolas Arancibia
|Scrum-Half
|-
|Alejandro Tocigl
|Fly-Half
|-
|Cristián Onetto
|Fly-Half
|-
|Edmundo Olfos
|Lock
|-
|Felipe Graell
|Centre
|-
|Cristobal Berti
|Wing
|-
|Lucas Seccatore
|Wing Forward
|-
|Cristobal Westenenk
|Back-Row
|-
|Francisco Cruz
|Fly-Half
|-
|Rafael Boccia
|Fullback

World Cup record

• 1987 - Not Invited
• 1991 - Did not enter
• 1995 - Did not qualify
• 1999 - Did not qualify
• 2003 - Did not qualify
• 2007 - Did not qualify
• 2011 - Did not qualify

South American rugby championship record

• 1958 - Runners-up
• 1961 - Runners-up
• 1964 - Fourth place
• 1967 - Runners-up
• 1969 - Runners-up
• 1971 - Runners-up
• 1973 - Third place
• 1975 - Runners-up
• 1977 - Third place
• 1979 - Runners-up
• 1981 - Runners-up
• 1983 - Third place
• 1985 - Third place
• 1987 - Third place
• 1989 - Third place
• 1991 - Third place
• 1993 - Fourth place
• 1995 - Third place
• 1998 - Third place
• 2000 - Third place
• 2001 - Third place
• 2002 - Third place
• 2003 - Third place
• 2004 - Third place
• 2005 - Runners-up

Notable players

• Donald Campbell
  Donald Campbell
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   (rugby player)
• Ian Campbell
  Ian Campbell (rugby player)
  Ian Campbell is a former Chilean rugby union footballer, of Scottish descent. He played as a fly-half and a centre. He's usually considered one of the best Chilean rugby players of all times and he's currently nominated for the IRB Hall of Fame.His father, Colin Campbell, was a Scottish-born...
  
  
• Alastair MacGregor Martin
  Alastair MacGregor Martin
  Alistair MacGregor Martin is a former rugby union international who represented Chile in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was noted as one of the finest playes in Chile and as such was selected to play for a World XV against Argentina in 1980.-Early life:...
  
  
• Cristian Onetto
  Cristian Onetto
  Cristian Onetto is a Chilean Rugby Union footballer. He plays as a fly-half or centre.He made his debut for the Chile at the age of 19 in 2002 during the IRB World Cup Qualifiers....
  
  
• Sergio Valdes
  Sergio Valdes
  Sergio Valdés is a Chilean rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock. He moved to France, were he played for Stade Aurillacois, Racing Métro 92 , and currently FC Auch.Valdes is an international player for Chile....
  
  

External links

• Chile on IRB.com
• Chile on rugbydata.com