How was Los Cóndores’ record against Tier 1 nations?

This Saturday, The Condors They played a test match for the first time against Italyone of the ten nations that make up the so-called Tier 1 in international rugby. The match, from 4:50 p.m. live on Disney+ Premium Plan.

It was a 34-19 defeat at the Luigi Ferraris in Genoa. The Chilean team was invited as a replacement for Samoawhom he defeated in the series to seal his classification to the World Cup 2027.

The trans-Andean group, which in Australia 2027 will play a World Cup for the second time in its history, thus having an almost unprecedented opportunity to compete against a Six Nations teamsomething he only did on rare occasions.

Regarding official matches against Tier 1 teams, The Condors They have a long history of 40 matches (and the same number of losses) with Argentinamostly through South American tournaments.

The last clash between the two nations in the region was in the RWC 2023with triumph for The Pumas 59-5 in the group stage. In the same event, Chili faced for the first time Englandwhich was left with a resounding 71-0.

Previously, only in 1954 The Chileans had had the opportunity to measure themselves against a power. After a tour of Argentine territory, France He appeared on the Prince of Wales court, in Santiago, and won 34-3.

Meanwhile, the last time of The Condors against a rival of that level had been in July 2024, when Scotland won 52-11 as a visitor.

In this way, the group led by Pablo Lemoine had a unique opportunity to measure himself against a higher-ranking team such as the Italy by Gonzalo Quesada. Beyond the fall, the South American team was able to show its evolution in recent years and had passages in which it was measured as equals.

Now, The Condors They will wait for a new chance to measure themselves against a nation of a higher caliber before the World Cup 2027. For now, the 2026 calendar will find them competing in the first edition of the Nations Cup next to Uruguay and to the rest of the emerging nations.