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Canada defence found wanting in loss to Chile in men's rugby test in Bucharest

Chile ran in seven tries en route to a 44-14 win over Canada in a men's international rugby test match Saturday.

The Canadian men are ranked 22nd in the world, compared to No. 21 for Chile. Canada faces No. 20 Romania next Saturday at the same venue, the Stadionul Arcul de Triumf.

It was the first meeting between Canada and Chile since October 2021 when the South Americans ended the Canadians' qualification bid for the 2023 World Cup with a 54-46 aggregate victory in their two-legged series.

Canada coach Kingsley Jones is preparing his young side for World Cup qualifying, which starts next year via the Pacific Nations Cup.

The Garafulic brothers combined for three Chile tries, two to Nicolas and one to younger brother Matias. Cristobal Game, Raimundo Martinez, Benjamin Videla and Domingo Saavedra also had tries for Chile which led 19-9 at the half. Santiago Videla, Benjamin's older brother, kicked three conversions and one penalty.

Chile's matchday lineup also included brothers Alfonso and Diego Escobar and Clemente and Domingo Saavedra.

Canada had its only family affair with Noah and Mason Flesch both starting. Noah, a centre, earned his first cap and Mason, a lock forward, his 12th.

Canada lost hooker Andrew Quattrin to the sin bin in the 68th minute for a dangerous tackle.

"We knew it would be physical," said Jones. "There were a number of head collisions, that shook us a little bit, rattled us. But it's how we react to that, and how we respond to that, and we've got to be better. Ultimately test match rugby is about contact areas and collisions, and Chile came out on top in that area.

"We gifted four tries from open play, that's the disappointing part. We worked very, very hard, but we never had field position. It

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