The Chilean team failed in the round of 16 against the home side and now they will have to face England. In any case, the national cast has already ensured its best performance in a planetary event.
After the historic victory against Germany the Chilean rugby sevens team faced local South Africa in the round of 16 of the Specialty World Cup. However, on this occasion, he could not do much before the power of the owner of the house, who was imposed by a resounding 32-5.
Those led by Joaquín Todeschini suffered with the category of the rival and at the end of the first half they were already trailing 17-5. Three try by Angelo Davids, Sakoyisa Makata and Christie Grobbelaar, along with the conversion of Selvyn Davids, gave the Blitzboks an early lead. Joaquín Huici’s handover raised hopes, but it was short-lived.
In the second half, the speed of the host team again put the nationals in check and already at the start they had stretched the advantage again thanks to a try by Ronald Brown. Then two more from Mfundo Ndhlovu and Angelo Davids closed the comfortable victory.
In any case, Chile continues to participate, since tomorrow, at 05:31, it will face England, in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup. , which determines the fight between ninth and sixteenth place. In any event, It is already the Condors’ best performance in history, surpassing the 17th place obtained at Mar de Plata 2001 and San Francisco 2018.
a memorable victory
Earlier, the Condors made history at the World Cup in Cape Town, with their victory over Germany. The domestic cast managed to settle into the round of 16 of the competition after revolving around a 0-12 loss and winning 15-12.
Based on effort, the second half was totally dominated by the nationals. Clemente Armstrong scored the first try with conversion of Vicente Tredinick . Then it was the turn of Benjamín Videla who supported in the end zone, although Tredinick missed the free kick.
So, with the score tied at 12-12, the definition should have gone all the way to the golden point. In this case, a penalty executed by Tredinick allowed Chile to claim victory and reach the round of 16 for the first time in a specialized World Cup. .
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Source: Latercera
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