Chile national rugby league team
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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 | 25th | |||||
| 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 13 November 2018.[10] Chile were also scheduled to take part in the 2020 Americas Championship, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
Honors
- Champion (2): 2017, 2024
- Runners up (2): 2016, 2022
- Champion (2): 2015, 2016
- Runners up (1): 2019
