Colombia women's national rugby union team
| Nickname | Las Tucanes | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Colombian Rugby Federation | |
| Head coach | Luis Pedro Achard | |
| Captain | Leidy Soto | |
| ||
| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 29 (as of 15 July 2024) | |
| Highest | 25 (2023) | |
| First international | ||
 Colombia 28–7 Brazil  (Medellín, Colombia; 25 August 2019) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
Colombia 96–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (Medellín, Colombia; 15 June 2024) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
 Ireland 64–3 Colombia (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 21 October 2023) | ||
The Colombia women's rugby team (also known by their nickname Las Tucanes) represents Colombia in women's Rugby union internationally.
History
[edit]Colombia's Development XV's team played two matches against Venezuela in San Cristóbal, Venezuela on the 21 and 23 November 2014. They won both games 30–0 and 25–5.[1]
On 25 August 2019 Colombia beat Brazil 28–7 in Medellín, Colombia.[2]
Colombia kept their Rugby World Cup 2021 dreams alive after they beat Brazil 23–19 in their Sudamérica face-off.[3][4][5] They advanced into the next stage of qualification for the World Cup in a South America/Africa play-off against Kenya.[6] They defeated Kenya 16–15 and earned a spot at a repechage tournament that will decide the final team to qualify for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[7][8] Colombia defeated Kazakhstan 18–10 in their semifinal match.[9] They lost to Scotland in their Final Qualification Tournament and missed out on qualifying for the World Cup.[10][11]
2023
[edit]Colombia and Brazil had official test matches in 2023, as part of the South American region’s qualifying matches for the 2025 Rugby World Cup.[12] In 2023, Sudamérica Rugby, with funding from World Rugby, organised the first women's fifteens tournament for the region, the 2023 Americas Rugby Trophy, was hosted in Brazil.[13][14] The tournament saw Colombia face Brazil, and a development team from the United States.[13][14]
Colombia played Brazil twice on the 5 and 9 July 2023 in Medellín, for a place in the WXV 3 competition.[15][16] Colombia defeated Brazil and won on aggregate points to secure a spot in the inaugural WXV 3 as South America 1.[17] They lost all their matches and will now face the Netherlands to decide who returns to the WXV 3 competition in 2024.[18]
2024
[edit]Luis Pedro Achard was appointed to oversee the men's and women's national teams.[18] On 15 June 2024, Colombia handed Trinidad and Tobago their biggest defeat when they met at Estadio Cincuentenario in Medellín, when they ran in 15 unanswered tries to end the game 96–0.[19]
Colombia played Brazil in the first South American qualifier for the Women’s Rugby World Cup on 29 June 2024.[20][21] They failed to qualify for the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England after losing to Brazil 13–34 in Asunción, Paraguay.[22][21]
Records
[edit](Full internationals only, updated to 29 June 2024)
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
2019 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.71% |
 Fiji |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Ireland |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Kazakhstan |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Kenya |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
 Netherlands |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Scotland |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Summary | 2019 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 60% |
Players
[edit]Colombia named their 30-player squad on 21 September 2023 for the inaugural WXV 3 tournament that will take place in Dubai.[23][24]
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sofía Granados | ?? | {{{age}}} | [[]] | |
| Camila Lopera | ?? | 18 April 1995 (aged 28) | [[]] | |
| Isabel Ramirez | ?? | {{{age}}} | [[]] | |
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| María Arzuaga | ?? | {{{age}}} | [[]] | |
| Andrea Ramirez | ?? | {{{age}}} | [[]] | |
| Natalia Barajas | ?? | {{{age}}} | [[]] | |
| Alejandra Villota | ?? | {{{age}}} | [[]] |
Coaches
[edit]| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Lissete Martinez | ?–2023 |
| Luis Pedro Achard | 2024– |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "International XVs comes to South America". Scrum Queens. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "The (re)birth of South American test rugby". Scrum Queens. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "RWC 2021 dream still alive for Colombia and Russia". www.world.rugby. 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Colombia keep World Cup dream alive". Scrum Queens. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "South America's historic weekend". Scrum Queens. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Kenya and Colombia to play in Rugby World Cup repechage qualifier | Sports-Games". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ women.rugby. "Maria Arzuaga the hero as Colombia keep Rugby World Cup 2021 dream alive". www.women.rugby. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Colombia take step towards World Cup". Scrum Queens. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Colombia one step closer to Rugby World Cup 2021 after beating Kazakhstan". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (25 February 2022). "Scotland women qualify for Rugby World Cup to end 12-year wait". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "RWC 2021 Spotlight: Scotland". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Colombia to tour Brazil in November". Americas Rugby News. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Llega el Americas Rugby Trophy femenino". Sudamérica Rugby (in Spanish). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ a b Dean, Taylor (26 May 2023). "USA Women's U23s squad head south for Americas Rugby Trophy". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Colombia Complete Road Win over Brazil". Americas Rugby News. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Colombia marcó el terreno". Sudamérica Rugby (in Spanish). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Colombia to represent South America at WXV 3 | Women in Rugby | women.rugby".
- ^ a b "Colombia enters new era with Luis Pedro Achard". www.world.rugby. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Colombia set to climb World Rugby Women's Rankings after record win". www.world.rugby. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Brazil book ticket to first Women's Rugby World Cup". www.world.rugby. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Brasil clasificó a la Rugby World Cup Femenina 2025". Sudamérica Rugby (in Spanish). 29 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "History Making Brazil Qualify for First Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "NÓMINA TUCANES FEMENINO XVS QUE NOS REPRESENTARÁ EN EL WXV EN DUBÁI". Colombia Rugby (in Spanish). 21 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "WXV 3: Squads set for Dubai". www.world.rugby. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.