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Colombia

Five years of results, read from this team's own point of view.

Rating

45

Average — 40th percentile · Glicko-2 862 ±108

Record

4-0-5

44.4% of 9 matches in the last five years

Average margin

+2.9

35.1 for, 32.2 against

Home advantage

+43.9

Points per match better at home

Attack

+34%

35.1 scored per match, against the placed field's average

Defence

-18%

32.2 conceded per match; positive is fewer than average

Los Tucanes
Head coach
Luis Pedro Achard
Union
Colombian Rugby Federation
First match
Mexico 46 - 10 Colombia <BR/>(1996-01-08)

Anthem

Himno Nacional de la República de ColombiaNational Anthem of the Republic of Colombia

Spanish · October 28, 1920 · 2:41

Words
Spanish lyrics CHORUS: ¡Oh gloria inmarcesible! ¡Oh júbilo inmortal! ¡En surcos de dolores El bien germina ya El bien germina ya. ¡Oh gloria inmarcesible! ¡Oh júbilo inmortal! ¡En surcos de dolores El bien germina ya. 1. Cesó la horrible noche La libertad sublime Derrama las auroras De su invencible luz. La humanidad entera, Que entre cadenas gime, Comprende las palabras Del que murió en la cruz Chorus 2. “Independencia” grita El mundo americano: Se baña en sangre de héroes La tierra de Colón. Pero este gran principio: “El rey no es soberano” Resuena, Y los que sufren Bendicen su pasión. Chorus 3. Del Orinoco el cauce Se colma de despojos, De sangre y llanto un río Se mira allí correr. En Bárbula no saben Las almas ni los ojos Si admiración o espanto Sentir o padecer. Chorus 4. A orillas del Caribe Hambriento un pueblo lucha Horrores prefiriendo A pérfida salud. iexcl;Oh, sí! de Cartagena La abnegación es mucha, Y escombros de la muerte desprecian su virtud. Chorus 5. De Boyacá en los campos El genio de la gloria Con cada espiga un héroe invicto coronó. Soldados sin coraza Ganaron la victoria; Su varonil aliento De escudo les sirvió. Chorus 6. Bolívar cruza el Ande Que riega dos océanos Espadas cual centellas Fulguran en Junín. Centauros indomables Descienden a los llanos Y empieza a presentirse De la epopeya el fin. Chorus 7. La trompa victoriosa Que en Ayacucho truena En cada triunfo crece Su formidable son. En su expansivo empuje La libertad se estrena, Del cielo Americano Formando un pabellón. Chorus 8. La Virgen sus cabellos Arranca en agonía Y de su amor viuda Los cuelga del ciprés. Lamenta su esperanza Que cubre losa fría; Pero glorioso orgullo circunda su alba tez. Chorus 9. La Patria así se forma Termópilas brotando; Constelación de cíclopes Su noche iluminó; La flor estremecida Mortal el viento hallando Debajo los laureles Seguridad buscó Chorus 10. Mas no es completa gloria Vencer en la batalla, Que al brazo que combate Lo anima la verdad. La independencia sola El gran clamor no acalla: Si el sol alumbra a todos Justicia es libertad. Chorus 11. Del hombre los derechos Nariño predicando, El alma de la lucha Profético enseñó. Ricaurte en San Mateo En átomos volando “Deber antes que vida”, Con llamas escribió. Chorus English translation CHORUS: O unfading glory! O immortal joy! In furrows of pain goodness germinates now goodness germinates now. O unfading glory! O immortal joy! In furrows of pain goodness germinates now. 1. The horrible night has ceased, the sublime liberty spills the auroras of its invincible light. All humanity, moans within its chains, understands the words of He who died on the Cross. Chorus 2. “Independence!” cries the American world; soaked in blood of heroes the land of Columbus. Still, one great principle, “The king is not sovereign”, resounds, and those who suffer bless their passion. Chorus 3. The Orinoco’s bed fills with the remains, of blood and tears a river is there seen flowing. In Bárbula they don’t know the souls nor the eyes, if admiration or horror feel or suffer. Chorus 4. On the shores of the Caribbean, famished, the people fight, horrors preferring to treacherous health. O, aye! for Cartagena the abnegation is much, and the shambles of death its courage despises. Chorus 5. From Boyacá in the fields, the genius of glory, for every ear a hero undefeated crowned. Soldiers without breastplate won victory; their virile breath as shield served. Chorus 6. Bolivar crosses the Andes that two oceans bathe, swords as sparks shine in Junín. Untameable centaurs descend to the plains, and a prescience begins to be felt, of the epic the end. Chorus 7. The victorious trumpet in Ayacucho thunders, that in every triumph grows its formidable sound. In its expansive thrust Liberty is worn for the first time, from the American sky a pavilion forming. Chorus 8. The virgin her hairs pulls out in agony and from her beloved widowed hangs them on a cypress. Regretting her hope covered by a cold headstone, but glorious pride hallows her fair skin. Chorus 9. Thus the motherland is formed, Thermopylaes are breaking forth; constellation of cyclops its night brightened. The trembling flower finding the wind mortal, underneath the laurels safety sought. Chorus 10. But it’s not complete glory to defeat in battle, that the arm that fights is encouraged by truth. Independence alone The great clamour doesn’t silence; if the sun illuminates everyone, justice is liberty. Chorus 11. From men the rights Nariño’s preaching, the soul of struggle prophetically taught. Ricaurte in San Mateo, in atoms flying, “Duty before life,” with flames he wrote. Chorus

Recording and words from nationalanthems.info, used under CC BY 4.0.

From Wikipedia, read 2026-10-19. Not an input to any forecast — the rating does not know who is coaching.

Recent results
  • Mexico2025-11-08 · home34–25won
  • Peru2025-10-18 · home38–24won
  • Paraguay2024-10-16 · away18–49lost
  • Venezuela2024-09-29 · away50–5won
  • Costa Rica2024-09-25 · home136–0won

Newest first, from Colombia's own point of view. Home and away are as the record stores them; a fixture the record does not mark neutral is listed as one side's home, which is right for a league round and wrong for a final played at a third ground.

Shape
Matches decided by seven or fewer0%
Matches totalling 50 or more89%
Margin swing56.1 points
Last five, most recent firstwonwonlostwonwonW2

Biggest win: 136-0 v Costa Rica

Heaviest defeat: 7-64 v Brazil

Where they stand (of 65 ranked teams)
Rating45
1Q1 32Med 49Q3 6492

Average — 40th percentile

Box is the middle half of the ranked field, line is the median, dot is Colombia. The scale is this domain's own and does not compare across the two.

Most similar teams
Teams with too few matches to rate confidently, which are most of the outliers.

Teams that play alike sit close together. The two axes hold 72% of the variation between teams. Component 1 (42%) rises with more average margin and win rate. Component 2 (30%) rises with more high-scoring matches and margin swing.

29 of 66 teams sit too close together to name without covering another team's point, so they are drawn unlabelled. Every dot is still a link to that team, and hovering one names it.

  1. 1United Arab Emirates2.62
  2. 2Namibia2.97
  3. 3Switzerland2.98
  4. 4Paraguay3.46
  5. 5Hong Kong China3.54

Distance in the projection above, nearest first.

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