The national franchise was vastly superior to the Guarani team, securing its second consecutive victory after beating the American Raptors in the United States two weeks ago.
A new victory in the Super Rugby Americas was won this Saturday by the Chilean team of Selknam, after beating the Paraguayan team of Yacare XV 39-15 during the ninth day of the competition. .
The match – which was played at the Old Grangonian Club in Chicureo – started with the superiority of the national franchise , who had just been free on the first day of the second round: from the 3rd minute, a penalty scored by Thomas Salas putting those led by New Zealand head coach ahead 3-0 Jake Mangin a difference which was confirmed in the 8th minute with a try of Nicolas Garafulic to leave the score 8-0.
Later, in the 19th minute, from the penalty spot, Joaquin Lamas scored 8-3, although the reaction was of little use because in the 33rd minute, a penalty try for an infringement on Luca Strabuchi allowed the Chilean team will be up 15-3, the score the cast went with at halftime .
In the second half, the Guarani franchise reduced the numbers again, this time with a try of Juan Gonzalez (46′), momentarily making it 15-8 on the scoreboard.
But Mangin’s students had no surprise: a penalty of Pieces (51st), a try of Iñaki Delguy (55′) and the subsequent conversion of his own Pieces (56′) brought the lead to 25-8.
Later, Marcelo Torrealba (70′) confirms the difference by trying again Pieces he confirmed with a conversion, leaving the score at 32-8.
In the final straight, the foreigners reduced the distance with a try of Ignacio Palillo (76′) and the following conversion of most in the 77th minute, making the score 32-15.
But the Chilean team still had something in store for the epilogue: a try from the MVP of the match, Tomás Salas (80′), and his conversion in the 81′, allowed the national franchise to win 39-15. .
With this result, Selknam adds second straight victory after beating the American Raptors in their previous match as a visitor, completing 16 points in fourth place in the standings . For its part, Yacare XV stagnated with 20 units in third place in the competition.
On the next date, the Creole team will receive Brazilian cobras while his rival this Saturday will do the same against Dogos XV of Argentina .
“I wanted to be here for a long time”
He was Selknam’s leader on the field. Tomas Salas was chosen as the best of the match at the Old Grangonian Club, a recognition that the national player appreciated, admitting to being “very happy . I joined the group a few weeks ago, But I’ve wanted to be here for a long time. visualizing the moment he might touch me.
In this sense, he added that “I was always there if they needed me , and when the time comes, take advantage of it and enjoy it with your colleagues. Help wherever I had to: now I had the role of “10”, so do what the coaches ask me and go out and enjoy, concluded this Saturday’s MVP.
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