South America
Aussie Rules has been played in South America since 1997, when the game was introduced to Argentina. Three countries currently play the sport - Argentina, Brazil and Chile.
The Australian Convicts toured South America in 2010, playing matches in Chile, Argentina and Brazil.
In 2010 West Coast Eagles Chief Trevor Nisbett told www.foxsports.com.au "There seems to be a lot of talented athletes coming out of there and most of them are obviously playing soccer and rugby," he said. "If we are looking at other players, why not look there. A lot of the guys over there are super well-built and are super athletes. From our point of view it's certainly worth looking at." The Eagles have linked up with high profile player agent Peter Jess to set up assessment camps. Of the South Americans Jess said "because of the enormous cultural differences he expected South Americans to adapt more quickly to Aussie rules than South Africans. I have outlined to a couple of the club the benefit of South America as a talent pool compared to Ireland," he said.
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