Selknam (rugby union)

Selknam is a professional rugby union team based in Santiago, Chile. The team was founded in 2019 to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby.

Selknam
Founded2019 (2019)
Ground(s)Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos (Capacity: 48,665)
Coach(es)Nicolás Bruzzone
Captain(s)Ignacio Silva
League(s)Súper Liga Americana de Rugby
20213rd
Playoffs
Semi-finalist
1st kit
2nd kit

Stadium

Selknam's home stadium has not been formally announced yet but it is expected they will play at the home of the Chile national team; Estadio Santiago Bueras.[1] with the squad training at CAR Feruchi Rugby as of mid January [2] On 2 March 2020 it was confirmed that Selknam will play the opening game of the 2020 season at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos.[3]

Current squad

The Selknam squad for the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season is:[4]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Jorge Delgado Hooker Chile
Tomás Dussaillant Hooker Chile
Diego Escobar Hooker Chile
Norma Aguayo Prop Chile
Javier Carrasco Prop Chile
Matías Dittus Prop Chile
Juan Pablo Gómez Prop Chile
Lucas Haddad Prop Chile
Esteban Inostroza Prop Chile
Vittorio Lastra Prop Chile
Marco López Prop Chile
Salvador Lues Prop Chile
Franco Pecchia Prop Argentina
Javier Eissmann Lock Chile
Agustín Fernández Lock Chile
Franco Molina Lock Argentina
Santiago Pedrero Lock Chile
Agusto Sarmiento Lock Chile
Santiago Edwards Back row Chile
Alfonso Escobar Back row Chile
Raimundo Martínez Back row Chile
Joaquín Germán Milesi Back row Chile
Thomas Orchard Back row Chile
Agustín Pérez Back row Chile
Nicolás Sabaleta Back row Chile
Martín Sigren Back row Chile
Ignacio Silva (c) Back row Chile
Ernesto Ariel Tchimino Back row Chile
Player Position Union
Lukas Carvallo Scrum-half Chile
Marcelo Torrealba Scrum-half Chile
Benjamín Videla Scrum-half Chile
Tomás Alvarado Fly-half Chile
Rodrigo Fernández Fly-half Chile
Lucas Fertonani Fly-half Argentina
Francisco Urroz Fly-half Chile
Diego Warnken Fly-half Chile
Juan Zuccarino Fly-half Uruguay
José Miguel Alcerreca Centre Chile
Clemente Armstrong Centre Chile
Matiás Garafulic Centre Chile
Jose Ignacio Larenas Centre Chile
Gaspar Moltedo Centre Chile
Domingo Saavedra Centre Chile
Lucca Avelli Wing Chile
Julio Blanc Wing Chile
Benjamín de Vidts Wing Chile
Cristóbal Game Wing Chile
Nicolás Garafulic Wing Chile
Baltazar Jana Wing Chile
Vicente Urbina Wing Chile
Lucas Westcott Wing Chile
Joaquín Huici Fullback Chile
Luca Strabucchi Fullback Chile
Vicente Tredinick Fullback Chile
Santiago Videla Fullback Chile
  • Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
  • * denotes players qualified to play for Chile on dual nationality or residency grounds.

References

  1. "Selknam: Lista de chilenos estaría casi definida"
  2. " More players identified as Selknam trains in secret"
  3. " Selknam to play host to Ceibos at Chile’s National Stadium"
  4. "Selknam Roster - SLAR 2022". Americas Rugby News. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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