Peru national rugby union team Peru national rugby union team The Peru national rugby team, nicknamed los Tumis, is an emerging team in the Americas and a member of the Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby (Consur). In 1958 Peru, together with Argentina, Uruguay and Chile participated in the first South American tournament, held in Santiago, Chile. Because there was no IRB-sanctioned rugby union at the time, participation was not officially accepted by Peruvian sport authorities. It would be another 39 years before the Union Peruana de Rugby was formed. In September, 1999 Peru participated in its first official international tournament: the first under-21 South American tournament
Mauritius national rugby union team Mauritius national rugby union team The Mauritius national rugby union team represents Mauritius in international rugby union. Mauritius is a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB), but the national team is ranked as third tier, and Mauritius have yet to compete in either the Africa Cup or Rugby World Cup. Rugby Union Mauritius represents Mauritius internationally and is member of CAR (Confederation Africaine de Rugby), AROI (Association de Rugby Ocean Indien), IRB (International Rugby Board) and FIT (Federation of International Touch). Introduced by the English Army (Colonial Time 1810 to 1968 Independence) Rugby started in the early 1900s in