The Chilean franchise, as in March at La Pintana, won 23-10 for the eighth round of the 2022 American Rugby Super League.
It wasn’t just any game for Selknam and Jaguares. The national team secured a historic victory over the Argentines when they met in the first round of the SLAR, in a duel that marked the end of the trans-Andean unbeaten run on March 25 this year. This Wednesday, the Chileans entered the pitch hungry to repeat another unforgettable day, and they succeeded: in a great match, they won enough 23-10, now at the Charrúa stadium in Montevideo.
The national franchise began the encounter very focused. And this good game was rewarded at minute 7 with a try that led them 5-0. Jaguares couldn’t move the game onto the rival ground, while the excellent work of the Chilean attackers allowed Selknam to advance.
And the benefit could be greater. Francisco Urroz took just 1 out of 3 penalties in the first half, leaving them 8-0 over the Argentinian side. However, a lack of focus almost on the final play of the first half allowed Jaguares to convert a penalty try and cut the numbers to go down 8-7. So they went to break.
The second half didn’t start at all easy for the Chileans. The judge canceled a try by the Transandinos that meant reversing the score. Selknam woke up after this action in which the whole first half effort could crumble. Francisco Urroz recovered the precision of the other duels and was key: he scored the penalty shootout at 49, 52, 70, 76 and 80 minutes, with which the national team closed an impressive final score of 23-10, between hugs and pure happiness.
On track for the semi-finals
With this result, the Chilean team consolidates in second place in the standings with 28 points, behind Peñarol who has 34, and takes a big step to ensure its ranking until the semi-finals of the competition, where it dreams of fetch the title. . Now, Jaguares is in third position with 26 units.
In the two meetings that preceded the duel between the Chilean and Argentine franchises, Cafeteros Pro beat Cobras XV 29-19, a result that leaves the Colombians in fourth place in the standings, still dreaming of the option of qualifying for the semi-finals. . For its part, the local team of Peñarol solidly beat Olimpia Lions 42-14, a score that complicates the Paraguayans and puts them below Cafeteros, in a fierce fight between the two teams for this last place in the final phase ( rank the top four in the table).
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