Overview
- Italy will host Chile on November 22 at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa in a newly scheduled Test.
- The fixture will be the first meeting between the Italian national team and Chile’s Los Cóndores.
- The change followed a request from Samoa and was agreed by the three unions, then confirmed by World Rugby with Six Nations Rugby and the FIR accommodating the adjustment.
- Samoa will compete in Dubai from November 8–18 against Belgium, Namibia and the winner of Brazil vs Paraguay for the final Rugby World Cup 2027 berth.
- The matchup offers ranking points that could influence seedings for the December 3 Rugby World Cup 2027 pool draw, with Italy and Chile currently in different ranking bands.