LOS ANGELES, July 17 — Chile advanced to the Rugby World Cup for the first time on Saturday with a stunning 31-29 victory over the host United States to win a two-leg aggregate qualifier.
“It really means so much... the sacrifices that this team has done. There were times when it seemed like it was uphill,” Chile captain Martín Sigren said.Chile secured a spot in Pool D at the 2023 World Cup alongside England, Argentina, Japan and Samoa. “But credit to Chile. We really had our foot on their throat in the first half. I saw them under their posts, and they had a lost look in their eyes, but they battled back and fair play to them.”
The United States had beaten Chile in that round-robin event by scores of 71-8 in 2019, 45-13 in 2018, 57-9 in 2017 and 64-0 in 2016.The US men took a 7-0 lead in the 11th minute when Martin Iosefo chipped the ball forward and Ruben de Haas tapped it back to Iosefo for the try with MacGinty converting.
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