The Colombia women's rugby team (also known by their nickname ''Las Tucanes'') represents

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in women's

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internationally.

History

Colombia's Development XV's team played two matches against

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in San Cristóbal,

on the 21 and 23 November 2014. They won both games 30–0 and 25–5. On 25 August 2019 Colombia beat Brazil 28–7 in

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. Colombia kept their Rugby World Cup 2021 dreams alive after they beat

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23–19 in their Sudamérica face-off. They advanced into the next stage of qualification for the World Cup in a South America/Africa play-off against

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. They defeated Kenya 16–15 and earned a spot at a repechage tournament that will decide the final team to qualify for the 2021 Rugby World Cup. Colombia defeated

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18–10 in their semifinal match. They lost to

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in their Final Qualification Tournament and missed out on qualifying for the World Cup.

2023

Colombia and Brazil had official test matches in 2023, as part of the South American region’s qualifying matches for the

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. In 2023,

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, organised the first women's fifteens tournament for the region, the 2023 Americas Rugby Trophy, was hosted in Brazil. The tournament saw Colombia face

, and a development team from the

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. Colombia played Brazil twice on the 5 and 9 July 2023 in

, for a place in the WXV 3 competition. Colombia defeated Brazil and won on aggregate points to secure a spot in the inaugural WXV 3 as South America 1. They lost all their matches and will now face the Netherlands to decide who returns to the WXV 3 competition in 2024.

2024

Luis Pedro Achard was appointed to oversee the men's and women's national teams. On 15 June 2024, Colombia handed

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their biggest defeat when they met at Estadio Cincuentenario in

, when they ran in 15 unanswered tries to end the game 96–0. Colombia played Brazil in the first South American qualifier for the Women’s Rugby World Cup on 29 June 2024. They failed to qualify for the

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after losing to Brazil 13–34 in

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Records

''(Full internationals only, updated to 18 June 2025)''

Players

Colombia named their 30-player squad on 21 September 2023 for the inaugural WXV 3 tournament that will take place in

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Coaches

References

{{National sports teams of Colombia

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South American national women's rugby union teams