Peru national rugby union team gaining their first international title. Squad to 2018 South American B Championship 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
Samoa national rugby union team Samoa national rugby union team The Samoa national rugby union team (also known as Manu Samoa) is governed by the Samoa Rugby Union, which is owned by the affiliated Samoa Rugby Union. The name Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. They perform a traditional Samoan challenge called the siva tau before each game. Samoa Rugby Union were formerly members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Tonga. They are ranked 16th in the world. Rugby was introduced to Samoa in the early 1920s and a governing body was soon formed. The first