2022 South American Rugby League Championship
| 2022 (2022) South American Rugby League Championship () | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 3 |
| Host country |  Colombia |
| Winner |  Brazil (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Points scored | 142 (47.33 per match) |
| Top scorer | Ravi Araujo (22) |
< 2018 2023 > | |
The 2022 South American Rugby League Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held in Jericó, Colombia between 25 and 27 November 2022. The teams participating in the tournament were Brazil, Chile and Colombia.[1] Brazil won the tournament, winning both their games.[2]
The tournament was also a qualification round for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup, as Brazil advance to the 2023 Americas Rugby League Championship where they will play against Canada, Jamaica and United States to determine which two sides will represent the Americas in France in 2025.[3]
Participants
| Team | Captain | Coach | Previous Apps | Previous best result | World Ranking[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Caio Ozzioli | Zach Grundy | 2 | Champions (2018) | 40 |
 Chile | Nick Doberer | Andrew Charles | 2 | Champions (2017) | 32 |
| Colombia | Sebastian Martinez | Jorge Cantillo | 2 | Third place (2017/2018) | 45 |
- ^ IRL World Rankings are as of July 2022.[4]
Table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 18 | +58 | 4 | Qualification for 2023 Americas Rugby League Championship |
| 2 | Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 2 | |
| 3 | Colombia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 90 | −76 | 0 |
Source: IRL
Fixtures
25 November 2022 15:30 COT (UTC-05:00) |
| Chile | 18–20 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Altamirano (2) Vasquez Goals: Horvat (3) | report | Tries: Melo (2) Caetano Paixāo Goals: Domingues Araujo |
| Chile | Position | Brazil | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Thomas Garrido | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Ravi Araujo |
| Zecil Yao | 2 | Wing | 2 | Marcos Paixāo |
| Jaime Santander | 3 | Centre | 3 | Douglas Parazi |
| Daniel Polanco | 4 | Centre | 4 | Donovan Barreira |
| Felipe Aedo | 5 | Wing | 5 | Fellipe Dittz |
| Christian Lopez | 6 | Five eighth | 6 | Victor Domingues |
| James Horvat | 7 | Half back | 7 | Zach Grundy |
| Ignacio Altamirano | 8 | Prop forward | 8 | Caio Ozzioli (c) |
| Mana Castillo-Sioni | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Lucas Domingues |
| Austin Olivares Ekes | 10 | Prop forward | 10 | Alyfer Dos Santos |
| Taylor Salas | 11 | Second row | 11 | Leandro Caetano |
| Nick Doberer (c) | 12 | Second row | 12 | Nicholas Sydorowitz |
| Daniel Vasquez | 13 | Lock forward | 13 | Gabriel Saraiva |
| Juan Ortiz | 14 | Interchange | 14 | Vinicius Parazi |
| Diego Quintul | 15 | Interchange | 15 | Diego Sanches Nogueira |
| Ferec Cabezas | 16 | Interchange | 16 | Luiz Bussolo |
| Moises Rojas | 17 | Interchange | 17 | Bruno Gil Melo |
| Andrew Charles | Coach | Zach Grundy | ||
26 November 2022 15:30 COT (UTC-05:00) |
| Colombia | 14–34 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Garcia (2) Zuluaga Goals: Linares (1) | report | Tries: Vasquez (2) Yao Horvat Altamirano Sales Goals: Horvat (5) |
| Columbia | Position | Chile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Carlos Mendoza | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Thomas Garrido |
| Jessue Guillot | 2 | Wing | 2 | Diego Quintul |
| Jesus Delgado | 3 | Centre | 3 | Zecil Yao |
| Ruben Zequeda | 4 | Centre | 4 | Felipe Aedo |
| David Perez | 5 | Wing | 5 | Juan Ortiz |
| Sebastian Martinez (c) | 6 | Five eighth | 6 | Christian Lopez |
| Hector Linares | 7 | Half back | 7 | James Horvat |
| Andres Jimenez | 8 | Prop forward | 8 | Ignacio Altamirano |
| Nelson Parada | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Mana Castillo-Sioni |
| Leonardo Delgado | 10 | Prop forward | 10 | Taylor Salas |
| Johnny Garcia | 11 | Second row | 11 | Jaime Santander |
| Fredy Diaz | 12 | Second row | 12 | Nick Doberer (c) |
| Andrew Zuluaga | 13 | Lock forward | 13 | Daniel Vasquez |
| Jean Villamil | 14 | Interchange | 14 | Moises Rojas |
| William Martinez | 15 | Interchange | 15 | Ferec Cabezas |
| Daniel Medina | 16 | Interchange | ||
| Juan David Espinal | 17 | Interchange | ||
27 November 2022 15:30 COT (UTC-05:00) |
| Brazil | 56–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Caetano (3) Ozzioli (3) Araujo Paixao Grundy Dos Santos Goals: Araujo (8) | report |
| Brazil | Position | Columbia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Ravi Araujo | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Jean Villamil |
| Marcos Paixao | 2 | Wing | 2 | Carlos Mendoza |
| Douglas Parazi | 3 | Centre | 3 | Jesus Delgado |
| Donovan Barreira | 4 | Centre | 4 | Sebastian Rodger |
| Felipe Dittz | 5 | Wing | 5 | Jessue Guillot |
| Victor Domingues | 6 | Five eighth | 6 | Sebastian Martinez |
| Zach Grundy | 7 | Half back | 7 | Hector Linares |
| Caio Ozzioli | 8 | Prop forward | 8 | Andres Jimenez |
| Lucas Domingues | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Nelson Parada |
| Alyfer Dos Santos | 10 | Prop forward | 10 | Leonardo Delgado |
| Leandro Cateano | 11 | Second row | 11 | John Garcia |
| Gabriel Saraiva | 12 | Second row | 12 | Fredy Diaz |
| Nicholas Sydorowitz | 13 | Lock forward | 13 | Andrew Zuluaga |
| Bruno Gil Melo | 14 | Interchange | 14 | Carlos Mendoza |
| Vinicius Parazi | 15 | Interchange | 15 | William Martinez |
| Diego Sanches Nogueira | 16 | Interchange | 16 | Daniel Medina |
| Luis Bussolo | 17 | Interchange | 17 | Victor Alegria |
References
- ^ a b c d "South American Championship to be held in the Colombian Andes". Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "'Best ever' South American Championships ends in Brazil win". International Rugby League. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Gordon, James (25 November 2022). "World Cup 2025 qualifying set to continue". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Cook Islands rise 17 places in latest Rugby League World Rankings". Rugby League International Federation. 13 July 2019.
