The traditional team prevailed in the classic by 29-23 and conquered their eighth crown, the third in a row in the Santiago Rugby Association. On this occasion, the party has reached France, since seven Condors are part of the workforce.
Once again, the First National TOP 10 of the Association of Rugby of Santiago is conquered by COBS. The traditional team founded in 1972 retains the title for the third consecutive year and accumulates its eighth championship of this type in its history. This time they beat Old Boys in Colina.
The score was 29-23 and the distance was marked mainly in the initial fraction. Three penalties from Tomás Salas allowed him to start with a big advantage. Then a try by Martín Triviño was final in the first half. Although at some point the local managed to equalize the actions with two goals from Álvaro Castro, at halftime the score was 16-6.
Just after the match started, a try from José Ignacio Escobedo and a conversion from Tomás Salas carried COBS to victory. A try from Juan Fischer closes the gap, but it’s not enough. Finally, Salas increased the lead twice before closing. The last point of the match went to the Old Boys, as a try from Sebastián Valech converted by Castro put some decorum on the scoreboard.
After the match, the celebration came from the winning team, led by Mark Cross, who has been the institution’s head coach since 2013. Moreover, this Sunday, the seven Condors who are in France (Diego Escobar, Salvador Lues, Santiago Pedrero, Alfonso Escobar, Rodrigo Fernández, Matías Garafulic and Nicolás Garafulic) They uploaded a photo as a celebration.
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Source: Latercera
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