Brazil play host to Chile on Saturday in a Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifier. It is the first match of a home-and-away series. The winner, on aggregate, will advance to face either Paraguay or Uruguay in the South American Final to determine who qualifies for Australia 2027 as South America 1.
FORM GUIDE +  |
Current World Ranking: 28 (56.53 points)
July 05, 2025 – Brazil 17-45 Argentina XV (Jacareí, BR)
Current World Ranking: 20 (63.20)
July 05, 2025 – Chile 40-16 Romania (Santiago, CL)
LINE-UP CHANGES (from vs + vs ) |
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IN | OUT |
| 5 | Mateo Dell’acqua | Gabriel Oliveira |
| 6 | Matheus Cláudio | Cleber Días |
| 7 | Cleber Días | Felipe Rosa |
| 8 | André Arruda | Rodolfo Martins |
| 9 | Lucas Spago | Felipe Gonçalves |
| 11 | Lorenzo Massari Temer | Robert Tenório |
| 12 | Raphael Hollister | Antônio Zanatta |
| 13 | Carlo Mignot | Raphael Hollister |
| 14 | Robert Tenório | Lorenzo Massari Temer |
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IN | OUT |
| 11 | Nicolás Saab | Iñaki Ayarza |
| 15 | Iñaki Ayarza | Cristóbal Game |
| DEBUTANTS |
– A Schulter (LH), T Gonçalves dos Santos (TH), R Martins (FL), T Oviedo (FH), R Hollister (CE)
| + MOST CAPS |
– L Tranquez (53), C Dias (47), A Arruda (44), R Tenorio (32)
– S Videla (36), M Dittus (32), C Saavedra (32), J Carrasco (30), J Eissmann (30), R Fernández (30)
| +LEAST CAPS |
– B Alves (3), C Mignot (3), B Donald (7), do Amaral (J (7), H Ferreira (9), G Oliveira (9)
– N Saab (2), N Aguayo (3), L Berti (3), L Strabucchi (4), E Tchimino (4), JC Reyes (5), B Sáez (5)
| + NOTABLE ABSENTEES |
– W Rebolo (HK), Matheus Rocha (TH), Théo Bastardie (WI), A Rodrigues (WI)
– A Böhme (HK), V Lastra (TH), M Sigren (FL), M Torrealba (SH), B Videla (SH), T Salas (FH), D Saavedra (CE), C Game (FB)
- The match is a South American Semi Final. Brazil and Chile contest two matches with the winner facing either Paraguay or Uruguay to determine who qualifies for Australia 2027 as South America 1.
- Chile made their Rugby World Cup debut in France 2023.
- Brazil has never qualified for a Men’s Rugby World Cup.
- Both teams feature six replacement forwards and two backs.
- Brazil’s line-up is very different to that which faced the Argentina XV in a warm-up match. The starting line-up features nine changes. Thiago Oviedo (fly half) and João do Amaral (fullback) are the only backs retained in the same positions.
- Argentine Thiago Oviedo debuts for Brazil at fly half and Englishman Raphael Hollister debuts at inside center. Both men meet eligibility requirements via a parent.
- Carlo Mignot starts at outside center. This gives Brazil a 10-12-13 line-up of players from Argentina, England and France.
- Los Cóndores have two changes to their starting line-up from that which defeated Romania in Santiago. Cristóbal Game is out through suspension. This sees Iñaki Ayarza moving from wing to fullback and Nicolás Saab named on the wing.
- Chile enter with 8 players who also started for Chile vs Brazil in the RWC Qualifier last October. They are: Javier Carrasco, Iñaki Gurruchaga, Santiago Pedrero, Javier Eissmann, Raimundo Martínez, Alfonso Escobar, Nicolás Garafulic, and Santiago Videla.
- International competition between Brazil and Chile began in 1951.
- Brazil’s most successful period against Chile was during the RWC 2015-2019 cycle. All four of Brazil’s wins over Chile occurred during the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) years.
- The occasion will see a first-ever double-header wherein Brazil’s Men’s and Women’s test teams will both take to the field. As Yaras face the Netherlands at 11am and Os Tupis face Chile at 3pm.
- As Yaras will debut at the Women’s Rugby World Cup later this year.
- The match officials are all South Americans and neutrals. They are from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Brazil and Chile are no strangers to each other. Regular international competition as well as Super Rugby Americas (Cobras and Selknam) sees multiple meetings every year. The Chileans have had the wood on Brazil in recent years. Friendly and warm playing conditions await the players. Chile enter the match as favorites to win in São Paulo.
BRAZIL
1 Brandon Alves, 2 Endy Willian Pinheiro, 3 Leonel Moreno, 4 Ben Donald, 5 Mateo Dell’acqua, 6 Matheus Cláudio, 7 Cleber Días (capt.), 8 André Arruda, 9 Lucas Spago, 10 Thiago Oviedo, 11 Lorenzo Massari Temer, 12 Raphael Hollister, 13 Carlo Mignot, 14 Robert Tenório, 15 João do Amaral
Replacements: 16 Henrique Ferreira, 17 Aquiles Schulter, 18 Tiago Gonçalves dos Santos, 19 Gabriel Oliveira, 20 Adrio de Melo, 21 Rodolfo Martins, 22 Felipe Gonçalves, 23 Lucas Tranquez
CHILE
1 Javier Carrasco, 2 Diego Escobar, 3 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 4 Santiago Pedrero, 5 Javier Eissmann, 6 Raimundo Martínez, 7 Clemente Saavedra (capt.), 8 Alfonso Escobar, 9 Lucas Berti, 10 Rodrigo Fernández, 11 Nicolás Saab, 12 Santiago Videla, 13 Matías Garafulic, 14 Nicolás Garafulic, 15 Iñaki Ayarza
Replacements: 16 Norman Aguayo, 17 Salvador Lues, 18 Matías Dittus, 19 Bruno Sáez, 20 Joaquín Milesi, 21 Juan Cruz Reyes, 22 Luca Strabucchi, 23 Ernesto Tchimino
Date: Saturday, July 19
Kickoff: 3pm (Brasília); 2pm (CL)
Venue: Estádio Nicolau Alayon, (São Paulo, BR)
Broadcasts: ESPN, Disney +
Weather Forecast: Sunny; 20°C; Wind 11 km/h
Referee: Pablo De Luca (Argentina)
Assistant Referees: Federico Longobardi (Argentina), Sergio Alvarenga (Paraguay)
TMO: Francisco Pesce (Uruguai)
| HISTORY vs (1951-2024) |
2024-10-06 – Chile 36-10 Brazil (Santiago, CL)
2022-10-02 – Brazil 36-57 Chile (Mogi das Cruzes, BR)
2022-08-20 – Chile 28-09 Brazil (Temuco, CL)
2022-08-17 – Chile 36-27 Brazil (Santiago, CL)
2019-03-02 – Brazil 15-10 Chile (Jundiaí, BR)
2018-05-05 – Brazil 28-12 Chile (São Paulo, BR)
2018-03-02 – Chile 14-16 Brazil (Santiago, CL)
2017-05-13 – Chile 15-10 Brazil (Santiago, CL)
2017-03-02 – Brazil 17-03 Chile (São Paulo, BR)
2016-04-30 – Brazil 20-20 Chile (São Paulo, BR)
2016-02-06 – Chile 25-22 Brazil (Santiago CL)
2015-04-25 – Chile 32-03 Brazil (Santiago, CL)
2013-04-27 – Chile 38-22 Brazil (Temuco, CL)
2012-05-20 – Chile 19-06 Brazil (Santiago, CL)
2011-05-14 – Chile 25-06 Brazil (Puerto Iguazú, AR)
2010-10-16 – Chile 31-08 Brazil (Santiago, CL)
2009-04-25 – Chile 79-03 Brazil (Viña del Mar, CL)
2005-10-13 – Chile 57-13 Brazil (São José dos Campos, BR)
2002-04-13 – Chile 46-06 Brazil (São Paulo, BR)
1993-10-15 – Chile 35-26 Brazil (Santiago, CL)
1991-08-21 – Chile 23-18 Brazil (São Paulo, BR)
1989-10-14 – Chile 49-20 Brazil (Montevideo, UY)
1981-05-18 – Chile 33-03 Brazil (Montevideo, UY)
1979-10-07 – Chile 48-0 Brazil (Santiago, CL)
1977-10-29 – Chile 33-27 Brazil (Tucumán, AR)
1975-09-20 – Chile 31-10 Brazil (Asunción, PY)
1973-10-16 – Brazil 03-22 Chile (São Paulo, BR)
1971-10-16 – Chile 45-03 Brazil (Montevideo, UY)
1964-08-16 – Brazil 16-16 Chile (São Paulo, BR)
1961-10-14 – Chile 34-0 Brazil (Montevideo, UY)
1951-10-09 – Chile 68-0 Brazil (Buenos Aires, AR)
| OVERALL RESULTS vs (1951-2024) |
4 Wins 25 Wins
Draws 2
