Peru national rugby league team

The Peru national rugby league team (Spanish: Rugby league equipo nacional de Peru), nicknamed Incas (English: Peru Incas), represents Peru in rugby league.

Peru
Team information
NicknameIncas
RegionSouth America
Head coachTuki Jackson
CaptainJye Sommers
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
 Peru 34–30 Uruguay 
(15 September 2019)
Biggest win
 Peru 34-30 Uruguay 
(15 September 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Peru 14-30 Brazil 
(22 February 2020)

History

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The sport has yet to be played on Peruvian soil but efforts are in place to bring rugby league to Central and South America through the Latin Heat Rugby League.[citation needed] The Latin Heat fielded enough Peruvian players to make up a Rugby league sevens team so they have entered into the first ever Latino Rugby League Sevens tournament.

The Incas made their debut at the first ever Latino Sevens on 17 October 2015, recording their first ever victories and making it to the final.[1] The Incas also participated in a festival of Latin American Rugby League which was held at Henson Park in June, 2016.[2] Each nation fielded either a Nine-a-side or a Seven-a-side team, the other participating nations included Ecuador, Colombia and Uruguay. The Incas made their International 13-a-side rugby league debut against Uruguay at Waminda Oval in Campbelltown, NSW.[3] The Incas won this match 34-30, giving them a win on debut.

Current squad

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This is the current squad as of the 15th of September 2019.

1. Jye Sommers NSW
2. Sean Day NSW
3. Juan Carlos Carrion NSW
4. Aaron Perez NSW
5. Mitchell Perez NSW
6. Corey Daniela NSW
7. Franko Altamirano NSW
8. George Altamirano NSW
9. Paul Altamirano NSW
10. Luis Fhon NSW
11. Martin Portillo NSW
12. Samuel Arevalo  NSW
13. Jonathan Julca NSW
14. Sergio Rios VIC
15. Jacob Parker NSW
16. Isaiah Parker  NSW
17. Josh Marrufo-Davidson QLD
18. Christopher Siles VIC
19. Miguel Garcia NSW
20. Claudio Flores Casas NSW
21. Eddy Gomez NSW
22. Julio Rojas NSW
23. Alonso Gomez NSW
24. Mariano Polisciuk NSW
25. Jayden Ibarburu & Cristian Ibarburu NSW
26. Kenneth Hopkins NSW
 
The Incas and Uruguay line up for anthems prior to their clash on 15/9/19.

Record

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Below is table of the representative rugby league matches played by Peru at test level up until the 22nd of February, 2020. The table includes 7-a-side, 9-a-side and 13-a-side International matches.

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
  Brazil 2 0 2 0 0% 18 44 -26
  Chile 1 0 1 0 0% 10 14 -4
  Colombia 1 1 0 0 100% 12 4 8
  Ecuador 1 1 0 0 100% 28 0 28
  Nicaragua 1 1 0 0 100% 34 12 22
  Uruguay 4 1 3 0 25% 68 82 -14
Total 11 4 7 0 40.00% 184 186 14

13-a-side fixtures and results:

15 September 2019
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Peru   34 – 30   Uruguay
Tries: Jye Sommers (3), Isaiah Parker, Sean Day, Josh Marrufo-Davidson, Jayden Ibarburu
Goals: Frank Altamirano (3)
Report
Tries: Diego Papa (2), Julio Toledo, Steve Clarke, Nico Papa
Goals: Diego Papa (5)
Waminda Oval, Sydney
Referee: Wayne Beh (Australia)
22 February 2020
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Brazil   30 – 14   Peru
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Hillier Oval, Liverpool, Sydney
Referee: (Australia)

References

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  1. ^ "League sevens with a Latino twist".
  2. ^ "Chile defeat El Salvador in historic international match".
  3. ^ "Big crowd at Waminda Oval see Peru top Uruguay in first ever clash". Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-06-03.