Chile national rugby league team
| Nickname | Caciques Chilenos (English: Chilean Chiefs) |
|---|---|
| Governing body | - |
| Region | - |
| Head coach | Gabe Keegan |
| Captain | Jonathan Espinoza, Eduardo Wegener |
| Most caps | - |
| Top try-scorer | Daniel Godinez, Alvaro Alarcon (4) |
| Top point-scorer | Alvaro Alarcon (20) |
| RLIF ranking | -th |
| First international | |
 Malta 16 - 12 Chile  (Sydney, Australia; 31 January 2015) |
|
| Biggest win | |
 Uruguay 20 - 4 Chile (Sydney, Australia; 17 October 2015) |
|
| Biggest defeat | |
| Cabramatta 28-12 Chile (Sydney, Australia; 31 January 2015) |
|
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 0 (first time in -) |
| Best result | - |
The Chile national rugby league team (Spanish: rugby league equipo nacional de Chile), nicknamed Caciques Chilenos (English: Chilean Chiefs), represents Chile in rugby league. They had their first international 9's tournament in 2015 in Australia along with El Salvador in Latin America at the Cabramatta International Nines.[1]
History
| Official Rankings as of December 2015[2] | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Points |
| 1 |  |
 New Zealand |
897.00 |
| 2 |  Australia |
719.00 | |
| 3 |  England |
655.00 | |
| 4 |  Samoa |
280.00 | |
| 5 |  France |
209.00 | |
| 6 |  |
 Ireland |
162.00 |
| 7 |  |
 Fiji |
147.00 |
| 8 | |
 Wales |
132.00 |
| 9 | |
 Scotland |
121.00 |
| 10 | |
 United States |
102.00 |
| 11 | |
 Serbia |
72.00 |
| 12 | |
 Italy |
65.00 |
| 13 |  Canada |
62.00 | |
| 14 | |
 Papua New Guinea |
60.00 |
| 15 | |
 Russia |
46.00 |
| 16 | |
 Tonga |
40.00 |
| 17 | |
 Belgium |
40.00 |
| 18 | Malta |
32.00 | |
| 19 | |
 Germany |
28.00 |
| 20 |  Lebanon |
27.00 | |
| 21 | |
 Spain |
26.00 |
| 22 | |
 Cook Islands |
23.00 |
| 23 |  Ukraine |
22.00 | |
| 24 | |
 Greece |
21.00 |
| 25 | |
 Denmark |
20.00 |
| 26 | |
 Norway |
19.00 |
| 27 | |
 Jamaica |
16.00 |
| 28 | |
 Netherlands |
15.00 |
| 29 | |
 Sweden |
15.00 |
| 30 | |
 Czech Republic |
14.00 |
| 31 | |
 South Africa |
13.00 |
| 32 | |
 Niue |
4.00 |
| 33 |  Hungary |
2.00 | |
| 34 |  Latvia |
2.00 | |
| 35 |  Morocco |
0.00 | |
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Rugby League Has yet to be played on Chilean soil but efforts are in place to bring rugby league to Central and South America through the Latin Heat Rugby League. After the Latin Heat fielded enough Salvadoran players to make up a Rugby league nines team they entered into the Cabramatta International Nines tournament.[1]
On October 17, 2015 The Chile national rugby league entered in the first ever Latino Rugby League Sevens Tournament and won the competition.[3]
Current squad
The following is the teamed named for the 2015 Latino Sevens. [4]
Esteban Bazaez
Giorgio Blanco
Alex Bluck
Mana Castillo (Mascot Jets, NSW)
Sebastian Delapaz (Mounties, NSW)
Jonathan Espinoza (Griffith University, QLD)
Dennis Ford (South Eastern Titans, VIC)
Liam Hernandez
Richard Hernandez (St Clair Comets, NSW)
James Horvat (Mounties, NSW)
Francisco Lagos
Jaden Laing (Blacktown Workers, NSW)
Brad Millar (Beenleigh Lions, QLD)
David Mora (South Eastern Titans, VIC)
Jonathan Munoz
Joshua Munoz
William Neculman
Israel Perez
Eduardo Wegener (West Belconnen Warriors, ACT)
Jayden Yasar
Record
Below is table of the representative rugby league matches played by Chile at test level up until 12 October 2015:
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 American Samoa |
1 | - | 1 | - | 0% | 4 | 46 | -42 |
 El Salvador |
1 | 1 | 0 | - | 100% | 34 | 20 | 14 |
 Thailand |
1 | - | 1 | - | 0% | 10 | 20 | -10 |
| Niue |
1 | - | 1 | - | 0% | 10 | 24 | -14 |
| Uruguay |
1 | 1 | 0 | - | 100% | 20 | 4 | 16 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 40% | 78 | 114 | -36 |
See also
References
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- ↑ RLIF Rankings.
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- ↑ http://latinheatrl.com/2015/10/15/your-guide-to-gyg-latino-sevens/
| Male teams | |
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