Chile national rugby union team Chile national rugby union team The Chile national rugby union team, nicknamed Los Cóndores, plays in red jerseys and blue shorts, and is organized by the Chilean Rugby Federation ("Federación de Rugby de Chile"). As of 2015, Chile has not qualified for a Rugby World Cup. Chile was the first South American nation outside Argentina to play international rugby union, playing their first international test against Argentina in 1936 in Santiago. Chile is one of the founding members of CONSUR, now known as Sudamérica Rugby, in 1989, alongside Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Chile has long been participating in the
Pumas (rugby team) of the Currie Cup competition, on 27 August 2010 the Pumas beat current champions the 22–21 at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. They eventually finished 7th. The team's major tournament wins include the Currie Cup First Division in 2005, 2009 and 2013, the Vodacom Cup in 2015 and the Rugby Challenge in 2018. The following players are contracted to the Pumas for 2019: Pumas (rugby team) The Pumas (currently known as the ISG Pumas for sponsorship reasons) are a South African rugby union team that competes in the Premier Division of the Currie Cup and the Northern Section of the