Venezuela defeated Peru in a Rugby World Cup qualifier on Wednesday. Las Orquideas beat Los Tumis 27-15 in Medellin, Colombia. With Venezuela's win, Las Orquideas will await the result of the Colombia vs. Costa Rica match. Venezuela will advance to the final to face the winner of that match.
Before the match, Venezuela was ranked 78th in the world and Peru was ranked 80th. Costa Rica entered the tournament ranked 93rd, while Colombia, ranked 42nd in the world, is the favorite to win. Paraguay, which is expected to face the tournament winner in Medellin, is ranked 41st. Brazil is ranked 29th.
Line-up for the match against Peru
Venezuela
1 Ranel Barrios, 2 Eduardo Enandez, 3 Rainy Barrios, 4 Winson Pacheco, 5 Andres Bottini, 6 William Auseume, 7 Digson Jaramillo, 8 Jose Briceño, 9 Jefferson Davila, 10 Gustavo Carreño, 11 Andres Avendaño, 12 Wilkinson Arrieta (captain), 13 Alberto Herrera, 14 Jackson Davila, 15 Adrián Madriz
Substitutes: 16 Daniel Carmona, 17 Alexander Polanco, 18 Luis Zabala, 19 Daniel Lopez, 20 Luis Zamora, 21 Carlos Figueroa, 22 Jonniker Hernandez, 23 Jonas Hussain
Peru
1 Diego Medina, 2 Giovanni Martina, 3 Rodrigo Ramirez (captain), 4 Salvador Chacartana, 5 Gustavo Escanes, 6 Jonathan Valdivia, 7 Hugo Karamo, 8 Esmis Machuga, 9 Alonso Vilches, 10 Andy Soto, 11 Stefano Anderson, 12 Nader Fekli, 13 Carlos Acchankaray, 14 Amado Chamoli, 15 Mauricio Monier.
Substitutes: 16 Martín Guzmán, 17 Franco Martínez, 18 Lucas Barrio de Mendoza, 19 Matías Vascones, 20 Pedro Etchbaan, 21 Jose María Ramírez, 22 Carlos Gomez, 23 Christian Herrera.
RWCQ 2027 Video – Venezuela vs Peru
