Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Why is the team traveling to Chile?
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In 1971, the Old Christians rugby team decided to play a championship game abroad. The championship was scheduled for October 1972, in Chile and the team secured air passage. The team privately chartered a plane, which officially belonged to the Uruguayan government. Inviting friends and family who could pay their own way defrayed the cost for each player, thus making the trip feasible.