Pools - World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Chile 15-16 February 2020

The match schedule and pools have been revealed for the inaugural men’s tournament on the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series, which will take place in Viña del Mar, Chile on 15-16 February 2020.

Sixteen international teams will compete across two match days in the first of two Sevens Challenger Series tournaments to be hosted in South America in February.

Hosts Chile are drawn in Pool D and will face Brazil, Mexico and Zimbabwe, while hosts of the second round of competition, Uruguay will be joined by Japan, Portugal and Tonga in Pool A.

Hong Kong, Colombia, Jamaica and Papua New Guinea make up Pool B, with Germany, Italy, Paraguay and Uganda completing the Pool C line-up.

Teams will travel to Montevideo, Uruguay for the second round of the Sevens Challenger Series on 22-23 February before the top eight teams progress to the final play-off tournament at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens event on 3-5 April 2020 where they will compete for a spot on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021.

The promoted team will replace the bottom placed core team in the World Series this season.

World Rugby Vice-Chairman and President of Rugby Americas, Agustín Pichot, said, "The World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series will be a huge driver in developing rugby sevens within South America, a region where there are many passionate players and supporters of the game. I am delighted that this exciting new series is kicking off in South America. It is a huge opportunity for both Chile and Uruguay, who will be tremendous hosts and excellent advocates of this new and exciting competition."

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