Chile have secured home advantage in the semi-finals of Sudamerica 2025 following a 36-10 win over Brazil in Estadio Municipal de La Pintana on Sunday.
In just a few days another season of the Top 14 kicks off with the likes of Owen Farrell, Siya Kolisi, Josua Tuisova, and Davit Niniashvili making the numbers of the overseas players ready to make the headlines and wrestle for the title.
Full-back Kyle Rowe scored his first two international tries as an experimental Scotland side recovered from a sticky start in sunny Santiago to break the resolve of plucky Chile and run out 52-11 winners.
After a chaotic opening fantasy week, round two certainly settled the nerves. Bulldozing performances from South Africa, New Zealand and Ireland saw fantasy owners rejoice as the stars of those heavyweight sides delivered with the top ten highest scorers residing from those three nations.
With the August 28 deadline now passed for the final submission by all 20 teams of their 33-strong squads travelling to France, the names of the 660 players who will be involved at Rugby World Cup 2023 have been confirmed.
