Selknam Press Towards Semi Finals By Overcoming Yacare

Selknam underlined themselves as the leading non-Argentine team in Super Rugby Americas (SRA) in the 2026 season. The Chilean side were 34-13 winners over Yacare in the Saturday fixture.

Played in front of the largest attendance at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty in Asunción this season, Selknam gained the maximum five competition points on over while denying Yacare any. It was a determined and hard-fought victory as only one point separated the two teams at the midway stage of the contest.

Selknam played a match similar to that of a test match. The team set about winning small battles and building a scoreline. When the lead was established the team looked to continue adding points rather than seeking to score one try after the next.

The game-plan proved to be successful as Selknam converted a 14-13 half-time lead into a 34-13 victory. Selknam outscored Yacare by two tries to one in the first half. Selknam’s opening half tries involved power and flair. Hooker Augusto Böhme scored after breaking from a maul while Rodrigo Fernández passed inside for Domingo Saavedra to score.

Yacare came back form 14-0 down to be one point adrift at the interval.

SCORING

YACARE (13)
TRY – F Calello (24′)
CON – J Lamas (25′)
PEN – J Lamas (38′, 40′)
YC – N Toth (5′); E Quinteros (58′); C Blasco (61′)

SELKNAM (34)
TRY – A Böhme (6′); D Saavedra (16′); A Escobar (45′); Penalty Try (61′)
CON – M Garafulic (7′, 17′, 46′); No Kick (61′)
PEN – M Garafulic (72′, 79′)
YC – S Pedrero (5′); A Böhme (37′); A Toth (40′)

LINE-UPS

YACARE
1 Nicolás Toth, 2 Jordi Tobias Chavez, 3 Rodolfo Rivadeneira, 4 Mateo Gasparotti, 5 Joaquín Domínguez Herrera, 6 Manuel Todaro, 7 Ariel Núñez, 8 Juan Bautista Mernes, 9 Juan Cruz Strada, 10 Joaquín Lamas, 11 Juan González, 12 Sebastian Urbieta, 13 Ramiro Amarilla (capt.), 14 Arturo López, 15 Francisco Calello

Replacements: 16 Valentino Rocco Marciali Ríos, 17 Camilo Blasco, 18 Luis Enrique Quinteros, 19 Matías Muniagurria, 20 Francisco Luis Bareiro, 21 Gonzalo Bareiro, 22 Francisco Gaspes, 23 Valentino Quattrochi

SELKNAM
1 Emilio Shea, 2 Augusto Böhme, 3 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 4 Santiago Pedrero, 5 Agustín Toth, 6 Clemente Saavedra (capt.), 7 Alfonso Escobar, 8 Santiago Montagner, 9 Lucas Berti, 10 Rodrigo Fernández, 11 Nicolás Saab, 12 Matías Garafulic, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Manuel Bustamante, 15 Cristóbal Game

Replacements: 16 Norman Aguayo, 17 Salvador Luis, 18 Baltazar Gurruchaga, 19 Maximilano Schlesinger, 20 Martín Sigren, 21 Juan Sebastián Bianchi, 22 Ernesto Tchimino, 23 Nicolás Garafulic

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS