"Mercifully the connection holds. The former Uruguay prop, who played for Bristol and Stade Francais at the dawn of the professional era, has steered Chile to a second straight Rugby World Cup after their 2023 debut in France. In 2027 the enlarged format will mean pools of four rather than five and Los Condores will naturally target victory against debutants Hong Kong."
"We will try to qualify for the next stage, but it will be difficult to find bonus points against Australia and New Zealand. Our final is Hong Kong. Lemoine praises the new format that gives Tier 2 nations more hope: four third-placed teams will qualify for the last 16. The Hong Kong encounter is likely to be hard-fought: when they met in Talca last year it finished 22-17 to the hosts."
Chile will face Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong in the 2027 Rugby World Cup. The match-up presents a formidable sporting challenge against top-tier teams while offering a critical opportunity to pursue national development programmes, political and social impact, and improved fan access to tickets. The national training base sits 1,000m above sea level and lacks fibre internet, prompting trials of Elon Musk internet. Chile qualified for a second straight World Cup after debuting in 2023. The expanded 2027 format reduces pools to four and allows four third-placed teams to reach the last 16, increasing qualification hope for Tier 2 nations. Chile targets Hong Kong as the most winnable pool match.
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