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Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | Weichafes | |||||
Governing body | Futbol a 13 Chile | |||||
Region | Americas | |||||
Head coach | Rodrigo Millar | |||||
Captain | Nick Doberer | |||||
IRL ranking | 26th | |||||
Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
El Salvador 20 - 58
Chile (Henson Park, Australia; 11 June 2016) [1] | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Chile 54-8
Brazil ( Los Ángeles, Chile; 17 November 2017) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
United States 62-0
Chile ( Jacksonville, Florida, United States; 13 November 2018) | ||||||
World Cup | ||||||
Appearances | 0 |
The Chile national rugby league team represents Chile in rugby league. The team is operated by Futbol a 13 Chile and sanctioned by the Rugby League International Federation to represent Chile at international level in the sport of rugby league.
Rugby league (known locally as Futbol a 13) was introduced to Chile in 2015 when the Futbol a 13 Chile organization was formed. Working in partnership with Latin Heat Rugby League, an Australian-based expat team representing Chile competed in the Cabramatta International Nines, marking the first time a Chilean team participated in an organized rugby league competition. [2]
The first domestic match in Chile was played in October 2016 in Negrete, which was followed by the announcement of the inaugural Chilean domestic competition. [3] The competition was expanded with the Super Liga 13 Chile launching in 2017. [4]
In November 2016, Chile competed in the inaugural international rugby league competition in South America, hosted in Miramar, Argentina, comprising Chile, Argentina and a number of select sides from around the region which were supported by the Latin Heat organization. [5] The competition culminated in Argentina and Chile taking part in their first official international match, which Argentina won 16–0. [6]
In November 2017, Los Ángeles, Chile, hosted the inaugural Latin American Rugby League Championship, comprising the national teams of Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil. [7] [8] Chile won the inaugural tournament, defeating Argentina 32–12 in the final. [9]
In November 2018 Chile participated in the 2018 Americas Rugby League Championship, which acted as the American qualifying competition for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup; as such they became the first South American nation to enter the competition. They were eliminated after losing 62–0 to the USA on November 13, 2018.
Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
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Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
El Salvador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
North Macedonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Malta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Squad selected for 2021 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers; [10]