2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens

Hosts|  Uruguay
Chile
Date| 6–14 January 2018

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The 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens was the twelfth edition of the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, the continental championship for rugby sevens in South America. Five national teams competed for two slots, not only for the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens qualification tournament, but also for participation at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1]

## Teams

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* Argentina[note 1]
* Brazil
* Canada Maple Leafs[note 2]
* Chile
* Colombia
* France[note 2]
* Germany[note 2]
* Ireland[note 2]
* Paraguay[note 3]
* South Africa Academy[note 2]
* United States Falcons[note 2]
* Uruguay

* Notes:

1. ^ Sudamérica member, but already qualified
2. ^ a b c d e f Invitational Teams
3. ^ Qualified by way of the 2017 Bolivarian Games tournament, from which they got second only to Chile

## Final standings

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Legend

Qualified to 2018 Hong Kong Sevens
and 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Already qualified
Invitational Teams
Rank  | Team  | Punta
Del Este  | Viña
del Mar  | Points

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1 |  South Africa Academy | 22 | 22 | 44
2 |  France | 17 | 19 | 36
3 |  Uruguay | 15 | 15 | 30
4 |  Chile | 19 | 8 | 27
5 |  Ireland | 8 | 17 | 25
6 |  Germany | 12 | 10 | 22
7 |  Argentina | 7 | 12 | 19
8 |  Brazil | 10 | 7 | 17
9 |  United States Falcons | 3 | 5 | 8
10 |  Colombia | 5 | 3 | 8
11 |  Canada Maple Leafs | 2 | 2 | 4
12 |  Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 2

## Main Tournament

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The main South America Sevens series took place over two legs, one in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and one in Viña del Mar, Chile.

The initial seedings were as follows:[2]

Seed  | Team  | 2016-17 Ranking

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1  |  South Africa | 1st, World Sevens Series
2  |  United States | 5th, World Sevens Series
3  |  Canada | 8th, World Sevens Series
4  |  Argentina | 9th, World Sevens Series
5  |  France | 11th, World Sevens Series
6  |  Germany | Runner-up, Hong Kong Qualifier
7  |  Chile | Semifinalist, Hong Kong Qualifier
8  |  Uruguay | Quarterfinalist, Hong Kong Qualifier
9  |  Ireland | 2nd, Sevens Grand Prix
10  |  Colombia | 7th, Sudamérica
11  |  Brazil | 8th, Sudamérica
12  |  Paraguay | Runner-up, 2017 Bolivarian Games

### Punta del Este Sevens

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All times Uruguay Standard Time (UTC−03:00)

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  South Africa Academy | 21−5 |  Chile |  France
Uruguay
5th place  |  Germany | 24−12 |  Brazil |  Ireland
Argentina
Challenge  |  Colombia | 21−5 |  United States Falcons  |  Canada Maple Leafs
Paraguay

#### Pool Stage

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Group A

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Chile | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 34 | +39 | 9
South Africa Academy  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 19 | +81 | 7
Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 73 | −2 | 5
Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 137 | −118 | 3

6 January 2018
16:25

Germany | 12−21|  Chile

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

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6 January 2018
16:47

South Africa Academy | 45−0|  Paraguay

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

* * *

6 January 2018
18:37

Germany | 59−7|  Paraguay

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

* * *

6 January 2018
18:59

South Africa Academy | 10−19|  Chile

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

* * *

6 January 2018
20:49

Chile | 33−12|  Paraguay

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

* * *

6 January 2018
21:11

South Africa Academy | 45−0|  Germany

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

Group B

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 7
Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 7
France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 7
United States Falcons  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 80 | −58 | 3

6 January 2018
17:53

France | 26−20|  Brazil

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

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6 January 2018
18:15

United States Falcons | 12−22|  Uruguay

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

* * *

6 January 2018
20:05

United States Falcons | 5−29|  France

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

* * *

6 January 2018
20:27

Uruguay | 12−17|  Brazil

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

* * *

6 January 2018
22:17

United States Falcons | 5−29|  Brazil

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

* * *

6 January 2018
22:39

France | 12−28|  Uruguay

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

Group C

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 17 | +87 | 9
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 7
Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 5
Canada Maple Leafs  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 3

6 January 2018
17:09

Argentina | 5−38|  Ireland

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

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6 January 2018
17:31

Canada Maple Leafs | 12−26|  Colombia

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

* * *

6 January 2018
19:21

Argentina | 14−12|  Colombia

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

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6 January 2018
19:43

Canada Maple Leafs | 5−33|  Ireland

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

* * *

6 January 2018
21:33

Ireland | 33−7|  Colombia

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

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6 January 2018
21:55

Canada Maple Leafs | 22−26|  Argentina

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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

#### Knockout round

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Challenge Trophy

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 7 January 2018 – 17:08 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado | |

|  Colombia| 10

| 7 January 2018 – 19:42 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

|  Paraguay| 7 |

|  Colombia| 21

| 7 January 2018 – 17:30 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

| |  United States Falcons| 5

|  United States Falcons| 31

|  Canada Maple Leafs| 26 |

| Eleventh Place

| 7 January 2018 – 19:20 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

|  Paraguay| 7

|  Canada Maple Leafs| 33

5th Place

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 7 January 2018 – 17:52 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado | | | | |

|  Chile| 17

| 7 January 2018 – 20:04 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

|  Germany| 10 |

|  Germany| 24

| 7 January 2018 – 18:14 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

| |  Argentina| 12 |

|  Uruguay| 17

| | 7 January 2018 – 21:54 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

|  Argentina| 0 |

|  Germany| 24

| 7 January 2018 – 18:36 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

| |  Brazil| 12

|  Brazil| 12

| 7 January 2018 – 20:26 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado |

|  France| 28 |

|  Brazil| 17

| 7 January 2018 – 18:59 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

| |  Ireland| 12 | | Seventh Place

|  Ireland| 7

| | 7 January 2018 – 21:32 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

|  South Africa Academy| 31 |

|  Argentina| 17

|  Ireland| 21

Cup

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 7 January 2018 – 17:52 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado | | | | |

|  Chile| 17

| 7 January 2018 – 20:48 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

|  Germany| 10 |

|  Chile| 17

| 7 January 2018 – 18:14 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

| |  Uruguay| 14 |

|  Uruguay| 17

| | 7 January 2018 – 22:38 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

|  Argentina| 0 |

|  Chile| 5

| 7 January 2018 – 18:36 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

| |  South Africa Academy| 21

|  Brazil| 12

| 7 January 2018 – 21:10 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado |

|  France| 28 |

|  France| 14

| 7 January 2018 – 18:59 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

| |  South Africa Academy| 24 | | Third place

|  Ireland| 7

| | 7 January 2018 – 22:16 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

|  South Africa Academy| 31 |

|  Uruguay| 17

|  France| 22

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### Viña del Mar Sevens

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Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  South Africa Academy | 34−7 |  France |  Ireland
Uruguay
5th place  |  Argentina | 33−14 |  Germany |  Chile
Brazil
Challenge  |  United States Falcons | 14−12 |  Colombia |  Canada Maple Leafs
Paraguay

All times in Chile Summer Time (UTC−03:00)

#### Pool Stage

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Group A

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 19 | +55 | 8
Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 7
South Africa Academy  | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 6
Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 101 | −80 | 3

13 January 2018
11:20

Brazil | 14−14|  Ireland

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

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13 January 2018
11:40

South Africa Academy | 29−0|  Paraguay

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

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13 January 2018
15:00

Brazil | 29−21|  Paraguay

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

* * *

13 January 2018
15:00

South Africa Academy | 5−17|  Ireland

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

* * *

13 January 2018
18:20

Ireland | 43−0|  Paraguay

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

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13 January 2018
18:40

South Africa Academy | 14−14|  Brazil

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

Group B

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 9
Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 7
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 5
Canada Maple Leafs  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 86 | −62 | 2

13 January 2018
12:40

Germany | 24−12|  Argentina

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

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13 January 2018
13:00

Chile | 38−0|  Canada Maple Leafs

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

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13 January 2018
16:00

Germany | 17−12|  Canada Maple Leafs

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

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13 January 2018
16:20

Chile | 17−15|  Argentina

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

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13 January 2018
19:40

Argentina | 31−12|  Canada Maple Leafs

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

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13 January 2018
20:00

Chile | 19−22|  Germany

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

Group C

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 9
France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 31 | +33 | 7
United States Falcons  | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 5
Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 3

13 January 2018
12:00

Uruguay | 17−14|  Colombia

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

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13 January 2018
12:20

France | 33−7|  United States Falcons

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

* * *

13 January 2018
15:20

Uruguay | 17−12|  United States Falcons

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

* * *

13 January 2018
15:40

France | 17−7|  Colombia

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

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13 January 2018
19:00

Colombia | 17−26|  United States Falcons

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

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13 January 2018
19:20

France | 14−17|  Uruguay

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The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

#### Knockout round

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Challenge Trophy

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 14 January 2018 – 11:10 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar | |

|  United States Falcons| 36

| 14 January 2018 – 17:40 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

|  Paraguay| 10 |

|  United States Falcons| 14

| 14 January 2018 – 11:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

| |  Colombia| 12

|  Canada Maple Leafs| 5

|  Colombia| 19 |

| Eleventh Place

| 14 January 2018 – 17:20 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

|  Canada Maple Leafs| 43

|  Paraguay| 5

5th Place

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 14 January 2018 – 12:10 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar | | | | |

|  Germany| 12

| 14 January 2018 – 14:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

|  South Africa Academy| 26 |

|  Germany| 12

| 14 January 2018 – 12:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

| |  Brazil| 5 |

|  Uruguay| 14

| | 14 January 2018 – 18:40 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

|  Brazil| 7 |

|  Germany| 14

| 14 January 2018 – 11:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

| |  Argentina| 33

|  Ireland| 7

| 14 January 2018 – 14:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar |

|  Argentina| 5 |

|  Argentina| 14

| 14 January 2018 – 12:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

| |  Chile| 7 | | Seventh Place

|  Chile| 7

| | 14 January 2018 – 18:00 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

|  France| 14 |

|  Brazil| 12

|  Chile| 26

Cup

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 14 January 2018 – 12:10 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar | | | | |

|  Germany| 12

| 14 January 2018 – 15:10 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

|  South Africa Academy| 26 |

|  South Africa Academy| 26

| 14 January 2018 – 12:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

| |  Uruguay| 7 |

|  Uruguay| 14

| | 14 January 2018 – 19:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

|  Brazil| 7 |

|  South Africa Academy| 34

| 14 January 2018 – 11:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

| |  France| 7

|  Ireland| 7

| 14 January 2018 – 15:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar |

|  Argentina| 5 |

|  Ireland| 12

| 14 January 2018 – 12:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

| |  France| 15 | | Third place

|  Chile| 7

| | 14 January 2018 – 19:00 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

|  France| 14 |

|  Uruguay| 5

|  Ireland| 12

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## See also

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* 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men

## References

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1. ^ "#7s – Tres torneos sudamericanos en los próximos meses" (in Spanish). 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
2. ^ "Definido el ranking para el Sudamérica Rugby Sevens 2018" (in Spanish). Sudamérica Rugby. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
3. ^ "Punta del Este: Fixture, entradas y TV" (in Spanish). Sudamérica Rugby. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
4. ^ "Fixture" (in Spanish). Viña del Mar Sevens. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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