RWC 2027 Qualifying – Chile vs Brazil – ARN Guide

Chile have home advantage against Brazil on Saturday in a Rugby World Cup 2027 qualifying match. It is game two of the home-and-away series. Chile enter the match with a +14 advantage after having won 35-21 against Brazil this past Saturday in São Paulo. The winner, on aggregate, will meet 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: 20 (63.83)
July 19, 2025 – Brazil 21-35 Chile (São Paulo, BR)
July 05, 2025 – Chile 40-16 Romania (Santiago, CL)


Current World Ranking: 28 (55.90 points)
July 19, 2025 – Brazil 21-35 Chile (São Paulo, BR)
July 05, 2025 – Brazil 17-45 Argentina XV (Jacareí, BR)

LINE-UP CHANGES (from vs+ vs)
IN OUT
1 Salvador Lues Javier Carrasco
IN OUT
1 Caique Segura Brandon Alves
2 Henrique Ferreira Endy Willian Pinheiro
3 Wilton Rebolo Leonel Moreno
4 Matteo Dell’Acqua Ben Donald
5 Hélder Lúcio Matteo Dell’Acqua
7 Adrio de Melo Cléber Dias
12 Antônio Zanatta Carlo Mignot

 

+ MOST CAPS

– S Videla (37), M Dittus (33), C Saavedra (33), J Carrasco (31), J Eissmann (31), R Fernández (31)
– L Tranquez (55), C Dias (48), A Arruda (45), R Tenorio (33)

 

+LEAST CAPS

– N Saab (3), N Aguayo (4), L Berti (4), L Strabucchi (5), E Tchimino (5), JC Reyes (6), B Sáez (6)

– R Martins (1), T Oviedo (1), (1) B Alves (4), C Mignot (4), B Donald (8), J do Amaral (8), H Ferreira (10)

 

+  NOTABLE ABSENTEES

– A Böhme (HK), V Lastra (TH), M Sigren (FL), M Torrealba (SH), B Videla (SH), T Salas (FH), D Saavedra (CE), C Game (FB)
– Matheus Rocha (TH), C Dias (FL), Théo Bastardie (WI), A Rodrigues (WI)

NOTES
  • The venue (CARR del Parque Mahuida) is sold out for the RWC 2027 Qualifier.
  • Chile last lost to Brazil in 2019. The lowest winning margin since then was 9 points in 2022.
  • Brazil are without captain Cléber Dias due to suspension.
  • Lorenzo Massari Temer will lead Os Tupis in place of Días.
  • Los Cóndores are captained by Clemente Saavedra. Martín Sigren is out for the year following knee surgery.
  • The Chileans have dual play-makers at fly half and inside center in Rodrigo Fernández and Santiago Videla.
  • Brazil’s play-makers are at fly half (Thiago Oviedo) and fullback (João do Amaral).
  • 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.
  • Five men debuted for Brazil in the home match in São Paulo: A Schulter (LH), T Gonçalves dos Santos (TH), R Martins (FL), T Oviedo (FH), R Hollister (CE).
  • 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.
PREDICTION

Chile enter with a settled side while Brazil’s team is notably changed. The search for the right formula continues for Os Tupis who have repechage as the most plausible pathway to a Rugby World Cup debut. With a +14 start and home advantage, historic results and Super Rugby Americas results in their favor, Los Cóndores are very much positioned well. Chile are favorites to win at La Reina.

 

LINE-UPS


CHILE
1 Salvador Lues, 2 ⁠Diego Escobar, 3 ⁠Iñaki Gurruchaga, 4 ⁠Santiago Pedrero, 5 ⁠Javier Eissmann, 6 ⁠Clemente Saavedra (capt.), 7 ⁠Raimundo Martínez, 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 ⁠Javier Carrasco, 18 ⁠Matías Dittus, 19 ⁠Bruno Sáez, 20 ⁠Ernesto Tchimino, 21 Juan Cruz Reyes, 22 ⁠Clemente Armstrong, 23 ⁠Luca Strabucchi


BRAZIL
1 Caique Segura, 2 Henrique Ferreira, 3 Wilton Rebolo, 4 Matteo Dell’Acqua, 5 Hélder Lúcio, 6 Matheus Cláudio, 7 Adrio de Melo, 8 André Arruda, 9 Lucas Spago, 10 Thiago Oviedo, 11 Robert Tenório, 12 Antônio Zanatta, 13 Carlo Mignot, 14 Lorenzo Massari Temer (capt.), 15 João do Amaral

Replacements: 16 Endy Willian Pinheiro, 17 Brendon Alves, 18 Leonel Moreno, 19 Ben Donald, 20 Felipe Rosa, 21 Rodolfo Martins, 22 Felipe Gonçalves, 23 Lucas Tranquez

MATCH INFO

Date: Saturday, July 23
Kickoff: 3pm (CL); 4pm (Brasília)
Venue: Parque Mahuida, La Reina, (Santiago, CL)
Broadcasts: ESPN, Disney +
Weather Forecast: Mostly Cloudy; 12°C; Wind 3 km/h

 

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Francisco González (UY)
Assistant Referees: Juan Martínez (AR); Esteban Filipanics (AR)
TMO: Francisco Pesce (UY)

 

HISTORY vs (1951-2025)

2025-07-19 – Brazil 21-35 Chile (São Paulo)
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 (1951-2025)

4 Wins
26 Wins
Draws 2

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