Peru national rugby union team
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| Union | Peruvian Rugby Federation | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Los Tumis | |||||||||||||||||
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| Argentina 44 - 0 Peru (1958-10-11) |
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| Peru 28 - 0 Colombia (2002-10-05) |
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| Paraguay 74 - 0 Peru (2004-10-13) |
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The Peru national rugby team, nicknamed los Tumis, is an emerging team in the Americas and a member of the Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby (Consur).
In 1958 Peru, together with Argentina, Uruguay and Chile participated in the first South American tournament, held in Santiago, Chile. Because there was no IRB-sanctioned rugby union at the time, participation was not officially accepted by Peruvian sport authorities. It would be another 39 years before the Union Peruana de Rugby was formed.
In September, 1999 Peru participated in its first official international tournament: the first under-21 South American tournament in Asuncion, Paraguay.
In November, 2000 Peru participated on the first South American B Championship, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with Brazil and Venezuela.
In 2001 they played in the qualifying rounds of the 2003 Rugby World Cup, against Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia. Their home tie with Colombia was the first Peruvian victory on home soil in an official IRB match.
In 2007 South American B Championship, played in Peru, Los Tumis came second place. Brazil were the champions, Colombia and Venezuela finished third and fourth respectively.
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