The qualifying tournament for the World Series began this Friday and ended with a day of great rugby. The men’s team had two wins, but the women’s team couldn’t celebrate in their duels.
Day one of the World Sevens Challenger Series filled Santa Laura with rugby. 24 matches enlivened a day in which Chile played two men’s matches and two women’s matches. While the men’s branch had two wins, the ladies suffered two losses . Tomorrow the actions continue with the closing of the group stage and the first knockout duels.
The day served to kick off the World Series qualifying tournament and which has several powers within the participating teams. Japan and Poland for women, while Hong Kong and Tonga for men found themselves with the favorites after Friday’s action.
Some of which took place in Santa Laura, a stadium which opened its doors for the first time in a month and which showed that the ground is still lacking to be in optimal conditions. Aesthetically very damaged end zones often had more dirt than grass, making it difficult for players to score tries.
In the sporting context, on the other hand, there were different sensations for Chile, because although in the men’s category they showed why they are classified for the World Cup, in the women’s category they did not win of victories, demonstrating that this is a category that still needs support to grow. This will be one of the major objectives that the Federation will have to achieve.
On the men’s side, however, the afternoon started with a fine victory against Georgia 19-14 and ended with another convincing match against Papua Guinea. At the end of the evening, Los Cóndores managed to beat the Oceanic team 24-7 and almost ensured their passage to the quarter-finals.
The ladies for their part were the first to complete their two matches of the day, falling in both. First 22-10 against South Africa, then 36-0 against China. . The nationals, who are currently last in their group, will play their last game of the round against Kenya tomorrow.
This Saturday, the actions start at 9:30 a.m. and will last until eight o’clock in the afternoon, receiving another 24 matches.
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Source: Latercera
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