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
Kenya national rugby union team Kenya national rugby union team The Kenya National Rugby Union team is also known as the "", which is the word for lion. Kenya competes in the Africa Cup and is ranked thirty-second in the World Rugby Rankings as of November 2018. Kenya is yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Their home ground is the RFUEA Ground which opened to an East Africa side against the British and Irish Lions in 1955. The national team is managed by the Kenya Rugby Union. Rugby Union was introduced to Kenya at the beginning of the 20th century by British settlers