However, rugby can be found in almost all the South American nations, partly because of massive immigration from Europe, notably the British Isles and France.
The impetus came partly through large numbers of foreign nationals working for various countries, but most especially people from Argentina.
[1] The confirmed roots of Bolivian rugby go back to the 1960s, when José Pipo Viale, from Córdoba, Argentina introduced the game to Cochabamba.
[1] Traditionally rugby is most popular in La Paz, the capital, but it is also fairly successful in the Santa Cruz region, and is played by some university sides.
The interest in Santa Cruz was partially the result of a community of Argentine expatriates, who formed a club with the locals.