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.
| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Incas | |
| Region | South America | |
| Head coach | Tuki Jackson | |
| Captain | Jye Sommers | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| 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
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. 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
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 NSW |
| 26. Kenneth Hopkins NSW |
| Official rankings as of 27 July 2023 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 100.00 |
| 2 | |  New Zealand | 92.00 |
| 3 | |  Samoa | 86.00 |
| 4 | |  England | 80.00 |
| 5 | |  Tonga | 56.00 |
| 6 | |  Papua New Guinea | 45.00 |
| 7 | |  Fiji | 45.00 |
| 8 | |  Lebanon | 36.00 |
| 9 | |  France | 33.00 |
| 10 |  5 |  Serbia | 25.00 |
| 11 |  1 |  Wales | 23.00 |
| 12 | 1 |  Ireland | 23.00 |
| 13 | 1 |  Cook Islands | 20.00 |
| 14 | |  Italy | 17.00 |
| 15 | 2 |  Jamaica | 15.00 |
| 16 | |  Greece | 14.00 |
| 17 | |  Scotland | 14.00 |
| 18 | |  Netherlands | 13.00 |
| 19 | |  Malta | 11.00 |
| 20 | |  Turkey | 11.00 |
| 21 | |  Germany | 6.00 |
| 22 | 1 |  Chile | 6.00 |
| 23 | 1 |  Nigeria | 6.00 |
| 24 | 2 |  Ghana | 6.00 |
| 25 | 3 | Brazil | 6.00 |
| 26 | 1 |  South Africa | 6.00 |
| 27 | |  Czech Republic | 5.00 |
| 28 | |  Ukraine | 4.00 |
| 29 | 1 |  Poland | 3.00 |
| 30 | 1 |  Cameroon | 3.00 |
| 31 | 1 |  Kenya | 3.00 |
| 32 | 1 |  Spain | 3.00 |
| 33 | 4 |  Philippines | 3.00 |
| 34 | 1 |  Norway | 2.00 |
| 35 | 1 |  Bulgaria | 2.00 |
| 36 | |  Colombia | 2.00 |
| 37 | 1 |  United States | 1.00 |
| 38 | 1 |  Montenegro | 1.00 |
| 39 | 1 |  Solomon Islands | 1.00 |
| 40 | 3 |  Hungary | 1.00 |
| 41 | 1 |  Sweden | 1.00 |
| 42 | 1 |  Morocco | 1.00 |
| 43 | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1.00 |
| 44 | 1 |  Japan | 1.00 |
| 45 | 5 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.00 |
| 46 | |  Vanuatu | 0.00 |
| 47 | |  El Salvador | 0.00 |
| 48 | | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 0.00 |
| 49 | 2 |  Argentina | 0.00 |
| 50 | 1 |  Denmark | 0.00 |
| 51 | 1 |  Latvia | 0.00 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT | |||
Record
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:
| 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) |
References
- "League sevens with a Latino twist".
- "Chile defeat El Salvador in historic international match".
- "Big crowd at Waminda Oval see Peru top Uruguay in first ever clash". Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-06-03.