The lineup for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 in San Francisco is complete after Uruguay and Chile booked their places in the men’s competition via the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens Series.

Both countries were in a strong position heading into the final leg of the series in Vina del Mar in Chile, following their performances at the Punta del Este Sevens in Uruguay.

Despite strong international opposition, Uruguay managed to reach the semifinals for the second tournament running, to finish as the top-ranked South American team in third place overall, behind two of the invited teams in South Africa and France.

While Chile fell short of the heights that saw it claim the runner-up spot in the opening leg in Punta del Este, a seventh-place finish was enough to see the Chileans finish fourth on the series and win the second ticket to San Francisco.

¡Repasamos todo el recorrido de @RugbyUruguay en el Seven de Viña del Mar!#VamosTeros
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— U.R.U. (@RugbyUruguay) January 15, 2018

“We are extremely happy to have qualified,” Teros sevens coach Luis Pedro Achard said. “This came about after a lot of very hard work from players, staff, officials, and the 15s coaching staff. We are all doing our best to take Uruguayan rugby to the top."

Chile, meanwhile, gave fans a taste of the Condors' potential after beating New Zealand at the Silicon Valley Sevens (see photo above). Maybe it was a young New Zealand team, but it was nonetheless a huge accomplishment for the South Americans.

Muchas gracias a todos quienes dieron vida a esta nuevs edición del Seven Viña 2018. Felicitaciones a las selecciones participantes y sus Staff ¡Gracias Cóndores 7s! Y a tofos ustedes por el tremendo apoyo en todo este proceso: Chile va al Mundial ¡#VamosCondores7s! pic.twitter.com/E2GClXjPlK

— Chile Rugby (@chilerugby1) January 15, 2018

Uruguay's and Chile’s qualification completes the global qualification process for the showcase sevens event.

Men’s teams (24)

• New Zealand, England, Fiji, Kenya, South Africa, Wales, Australia, and France and hosts USA qualified automatically

• Scotland, Canada, Argentina, and Samoa qualified as four best-placed teams other than the above via the 2016-17 men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

• Russia, Ireland, Japan, Hong Kong, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Uruguay, and Chile qualified via the global qualification process

Women’s teams (16)

• New Zealand, Canada, Spain, and hosts USA qualified automatically

• Australia, Fiji, Russia, and France qualified as the four best-placed teams other than the above via the 2016-17 HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

• Ireland, England, Japan, China, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, and Papua New Guinea qualified via the global qualification process

Courtesy of World Rugby