How Chilean rugby seized the initiative to put together a team capable of reaching its first World Cup.
It was Thursday afternoon in Dublin when Martín Sigren picked up the phone to RugbyPass and sounded as fresh as a daisy with the Chile captain’s run over and the countdown on for his country’s final game of their three-match European tour.
Just over a week ago Chile made history by qualifying for their first ever Rugby World Cup. They swept aside the US Eagles in the Americas 2 play-off, recovering from a 22-21 first leg defeat in a mud-caked Santíago.