The rugged plains of Curico was the setting for St. Ambrose's second encounter on the 2008 tour. The first XV, fresh and ripe from morning excursions to a vineyard and an apple warehouse, were out on the pitch for an early warm-up in front of the rapidly filling grandstand. It truly was a gala occasion. The word on the grapevine was that world renowned referee, Daniel 'Whistle of the Devil' Gwizdek was to take to the field as the man in the middle. Tactical mastermind Mr. Nigel Handy put all his apples in one basket with a late change in gameplan to beat the Chilean adversaries.

The game commenced with a kick that forced an early scrum deep in the Orchard half. St. Ambrose took advantage to this opportunity in an attack which saw the ball making its way through the hands and resulted in Patrick Taylor going over in the left hand corner, 5-0.

The next phase of the game saw a good push by the Ambrose pack forcing a scrum against the head enabling them to clear a somewhat futile Chilean attack. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, a charge down from an Orchard back allowed them to score and convert from under the posts for a 7-5 lead. The Orchard team seemed in full bloom. A stalemate in the middle of the park ensued, which enabled Ambrose to benefit from some tidy rucking combined with some powerful running by centre Nialll Clancy.

The Ambrose domination of the scrum afforded James Conville the opportunity to make a piercing run, stepping off his left to put Ambrose ahead; which was converted by his brother Robert to make the score 12-7.

Mike Turner made some valuable yards on the right flank straight from kick-off, which was broken down by an interception from the Chilean opponents. A foul by Ambrose coming in from the side resulted in an Orchard penalty and consequently a series of rucks on the St. Ambrose line, eventually well turned-over by the pack to relieve the pressure.

A controversial decision by the 'Whistle of the Devil' sporting a vibrant, apple-green jersey, penalised Orchard School for crossing. The ball was shifted left by the Ambrose back line, followed by a break by Nialll Clancy, allowing him to cleverly off-load the ball inside to Patrick Taylor, who picked the ball off his feet to score on the left of the uprights. This was converted coolly again by Robert Conville which brought the first stanza to a close at 19-7.

The half-time substitution was James Taberham, who demonstrated instinctive rugby for the 2nd XV against Wessex, for Sean Wright at stand-off.

Orchard School kicked-off the 2nd half into a slow setting Chilean sun. Straight from the kick-off, a loose ball was tidied up nicely by Ambrose, and quickly spread left for Niall Clancy to give an inside pass to Robert Conville, showing fantastic support play, to score and convert easily under the posts increasing the Ambrose lead to 26-7.
Orchard School responded quickly with a good series of quick hands to score in the centre, converted smoothly by the Chilean number 10 to close the gap at 26-14. The Orchard team blossomed in the next phase of the game, as chants of 'Melwell, give us a wave' circled the ground emanating from excitable 2nd XV support in the terraces.

As the players expressed their discontent for some of the questionable refereeing decisions, Coach Handy shuffled his pack unlike the previous night's poker game. A loose 'Gary Owen' by Orchard enabled Ambrose to turn-over possession once again and make valuable ground. A loose throw of the water bottle by Luke Gill on the touchline to Referee Gwizdek, confirmed speculation that Luke had problems passing water on tour.

Ambrose quickly 'peeled' off a scrum in the Orchard half which allowed a perfectly executed link up by the Conville brothers to put Patrick Taylor free down the left, evading a tap tackle and 'pipping' the last Chilean defender to the line. This superb Phatrick increased the lead to 31-14.

A series of big hits by Orchard in response were unable to stop Ambrose from gaining further ground. Things seemed to be going pear shaped for the Chilean outfit. Once again, a number of powerful runs by Peter 'Steame-roll' O'Connor saw some Chilean defenders on the deck, shaking them to the core. A late injury of the Orchard 13 gave a much-needed respite, which was also greatly appreciated by Referee Gwizdek who was panting like an Andean mountain goat.

Another tired Chilean attack was quelled by a late steal by James Taberham which was testament to a hearty defensive performance displayed by Ambrose throughout. This plum tie seemed ripe for the picking.

The final phase of the game witnessed a majestic piece of open rugby, keeping the ball alive, going through many pairs of hands ending with a link-up by Joe Murphy and James Taberham putting Mike Turner through for the last try of the game. The whistle went straight after a final conversion by Rob Conville. This 'cristal' clear 38-14 victory left the Orchard coaches as sour as Pisco.

Nigel Handy's post game remarks focused on a better, controlled all-round performance with both handling and defence being much more assured.
Mr. T. Furlong was reported saying, 'This was definitely an improvement.'

Referee Gwizdek still refuses to comment on remarks which indicate that the decision-making from the man with the whistle was absolute 'Baba Llama'.

Rumours that word of this comprehensive victory reached the European City of Culture 2008, where Mr. P. Rush, scholar and fellow of St. Ambrose College, is at present writing a thesis on a normative convergence theory of developing economies in the Asia and Pacific Rim.