The tournament, which will take place between Friday and Sunday, will feature 24 teams battling it out for a spot in the World Series. This will be the first time the Independencia Hall has opened its doors after a month of repairs to its grounds.
Santiago will be the international capital of rugby this weekend. This, since from Friday to Sunday the World Rugby Sevens Challenger will take place in Santa Laura, hosting 24 teams who will be looking to claim the trophy and secure a place in the 2023 World Series.
A tournament created in 2020 and whose great interest is to be able to promote the development of this adaptation (teams of 7 players in matches of 14 minutes ) on the planet. That’s why the price is great. The winner of this event will be guaranteed a place in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2023, a series of competitions that feature the top 16 teams in the world, men and women.
And the place chosen for the qualification is nothing less than Santa Laura. The Independencia site remained controversial for not being able to host the Spanish Union duel against the U, due to arrangements which made the ground unusable for around a month, after the damage caused by the rains and the game of the rugby team against the United States. But work was left behind and the Hispanic management once again opened the doors to rugby.
In all There will be 58 matches taking place on the pitch during the three days of the event , this since the competition is first divided into three groups of four teams to then compete from the quarter-finals in some elimination rounds. This in both men and women.
In the men’s competition Condors appear in Group A with South Korea, Papua New Guinea and Georgia . While on the other hand, On the women’s side, Chile will play Group D with China, Kenya and South Africa.
It is in this sense that the president of the Chilean Rugby Federation, Cristian Rudloff, was happy and proud to host an event of this magnitude in the country. “This is undoubtedly a sample of the serious and professional work that we have developed over the past three years. As a country, we are preparing to receive our guests with the warmth of always and we are preparing to organize a world sports festival “, he commented.
A tournament which also appears as a special preparation for the Men’s World Cup, which counts Chile among its qualifiers and which begins in September. The Cóndores managed to seal their presence at the end of last year by finishing as one of the two best teams in the Latin American tournament which took place in Costa Rica, and now less than 60 days before the event. , they adjust the last details to arrive of the best form to the contest that takes place in South Africa.
In the Santa Laura, meanwhile,Actions start on Friday the 12th with matches from 10.45 a.m. to 9 p.m. , while on Saturdays the departure will be at 9.30 am and will last until eight in the evening. Both days, 24 matches per day will be played. On Sunday there will be 10 matches, starting at 10:30 a.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m. .
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Source: Latercera
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