Los Tilos vs CASI

The pivotal moment arrived midway through the first half. With CASI pressing inside Los Tilos' 22 and looking to establish their trademark driving maul, the home defence forced a turnover at the breakdown. The quick clearance and subsequent chase pinned CASI deep in their own half. From the resulting line-out, Los Tilos spread the ball wide and crossed for a try that stretched the lead beyond a single score. CASI never recovered the momentum.

Player of the Match: Los Tilos No. 8 — The back-row forward was immense in both attack and defence, carrying hard into CASI's defensive line, winning key turnovers at the breakdown, and capping his display with a try that put the result to bed early in the second half.

Los Tilos fly-half — Directed play with composure, varied the point of attack intelligently, and kept the scoreboard ticking over with accurate goal-kicking. His tactical kicking pinned CASI deep and built territory.

Los Tilos hooker — Accurate at the line-out (a critical factor against CASI's formidable maul) and tireless in the loose, contributing to the home side's dominance in the tight exchanges.

For CASI, fullback Juan Akemeier (who had been the hero in the reverse fixture earlier in the season with a last-minute penalty to win 33-31) was their most dangerous attacking outlet and added points from the tee, but received insufficient front-foot ball to change the course of the match.

Los Tilos' 33-15 victory margin was their largest ever against CASI in the fixture's seven-match history. The home side scored five tries to two — a try count that reflected their dominance of territory and possession rather than exceptional strike-play. CASI, who had averaged over 35 points per match in the 2026 season coming into this round, were held to their lowest total of the campaign. The defensive effort from Los Tilos was the foundation: they scrambled effectively, shut down CASI's wide channels, and forced the visitors into uncharacteristic errors.

The result is a significant boost for Los Tilos, who moved to 50 points from 19 matches (11W-1D-7L) and consolidated their hold on sixth place in the 14-team table. CASI remain second (65 points, 14W-0D-5L) but missed a chance to close the gap on leaders Newman, who maintained their remarkable run at the top.

For Los Tilos, this victory breaks a psychological barrier after years of CASI dominance in the fixture. It also keeps them within striking distance of the top four with the season entering its decisive phase.

Next up for Los Tilos: Away to CUBA on 29 August 2026 (Fecha 20). Next up for CASI: Home to La Plata on 29 August 2026 (Fecha 20).

This was Los Tilos' most complete performance of the 2026 season. They matched CASI's physicality, out-thought them tactically, and finally cracked a head-to-head record that had heavily favoured the Academia. CASI will need to regroup quickly to keep pressure on Newman in the title race, but this result signals that Los Tilos are a genuine threat in the run-in.