Rugby does not leave the Santa Laura stadium: the Seven Challenger Series will be played at the Unión Española site

Rugby does not leave the Santa Laura stadium . World Rugby today reports that the Independencia venue will host the Challenger Series of seven, a tournament in which 12 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams will participate, the respective winners of which will be awarded a place in the World Series of the specialty during 2023 . The World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series was launched in February 2020 to stimulate the development of rugby sevens around the world.

The event will take place from August 12 to 14 . That is to say, shortly after the three weeks that Unión Española, the owner of the venue, decided to close it to repair the pitch, which suffered serious damage after the duel between the Condors and the United States. United, for qualification for the Rugby World Cup – fortnight. This match was played in heavy rain, a factor that had a considerable impact on the destruction of the field of play. Due to this situation, the Hispanic club had to suspend the match against Universidad Católica, which was to be play Monday. Subsequently, he announced that the playing field would undergo works to restore it, with the consequent setback for the local football calendar, which considers the site to be one of its regular venues. The U, for example, should receive Ñublense in Valparaíso.

“Twelve women’s teams and twelve men’s teams, representing the six World Rugby regions, have qualified through regional competitions and will compete over three days at Santa Laura Stadium; tournament winners will earn coveted fixed team status for the 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series ″, communicates the organization that governs the activity through its official platforms.

“The format of the competition replicates that of the Olympic Games, in which the twelve teams are divided into three groups of four teams each. The first two of each group as well as the two best third teams will qualify for the quarter-finals, followed by the semi-finals and the final will be decided by the winners with the ultimate prize being promotion to the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series he adds, regarding the demanding schedule, which will also result in intense turmoil for the pitch.

Next, detail the composition of the groups. “The men’s pool draw sees host nation Chile alongside South Korea, Papua New Guinea and Georgia in Pool A . In Group B, Hong Kong will face Tonga, Jamaica and Zimbabwe. Germany’s strong side, which had outstanding performances as wild cards in the 2021 and 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, are in Group C with Uruguay, Uganda and Lithuania. In the female branch, Chile have been placed in Group D, where they will face China, Kenya and South Africa who played as a wild card in the final round of the 2022 Series in Toulouse in May.

The rest of the squads also know their distribution. “Poland and Belgium, who also participated with distinction as guest teams in the 2022 Series events in Malaga and Sevilla, will face off in Group E alongside Argentina and Papua New Guinea Japan have a lot of experience in the Series, especially at Langford this year, and will face Kazakhstan, Colombia and Mexico in Group F,” explains World Rugby.