This Friday the first day of the planetary event of the category is disputed. In total, 40 teams will try to be crowned in Cape Town.
The World Rugby calendar comes with another scheduled date circled in red. It is neither more nor less than the Sevens World Cup, this reduced format which seduces with its dynamism, with 14-minute matches where emotions never fail. There will be Chile, which will be one of the 24 teams that will compete in the men’s category of the planetary event, which takes place this time in South Africa from September 9 to 11.
And it is that the Condors reached their classification at the end of last year, when they traveled to Costa Rica to participate in the Latin American tournament and ended up with one of the two best marks in the event with Uruguay. It will be the third time that the national team has declared itself present in a specialty World Cup. seeking to improve on the 17th place signed in San Francisco during the 2018 edition.
For this, they must play a format that stands out for its competitiveness. In all the games they play, you partly define your place, since you will always level up or down. There are no groups or leagues.
The tournament begins with a round where the 16 lowest-ranked teams compete in single matches to settle in the round of 16, where the eight strongest teams in the competition await them: England, France, United States, New Zealand, Argentina, Australia, Fiji and South Africa . In this case, the system already continues with direct elimination rounds until the final.
Chile will play their first game against Germany , in what should be one of the most exciting duels of the first round. the duel, which will take place at 5:30 a.m. in the country will define if the team will face South Africa at 1:00 p.m. this Friday or if they will play a round to determine the positions that will go from 17 to 24.
New Zealand teams arrive in Cape Town as favourites, having been United States champions four years ago for both men and women. All matches will take place at the Cape Town Stadium, where 150,000 fans are expected over the three days of competition.
Chile is ready
The national team arrived in Cape Town four days ago and from the first moment they integrated into the community. They were received at the hotel with music and traditional dances and 24 hours after their arrival, they went to meet a group of young people who practice sports in the city. There they shared and taught them.
In addition, team captain Joaquín Huici had the opportunity to visit Table Mountain during an activity organized by the tournament to photograph the leaders of the participating teams.
The team also includes Felipe Brangier, Lucca Avelli, Vicente Tredinick, Ernesto Tchimino, Luca Strabucchi, Diego Warnken, Clemente Amstrong, Vicente Urbina, Benjamín Videla, Julio Blanc and Cristóbal Game. A formation which includes eight players from Selknam and which stands out for its youth, since the the average age of players is 21.75 .
In a historic year for national rugby, this team still has its say. He wants to keep the flame of illusion and effervescence at its peak. With 365 days to go until the XV World Cup, the Cóndors are looking to establish their name in the top seven.
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