Matias Garafulic
Full nameMatías Garafulic Schar
Date of birth (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000
Place of birthSantiago, Chile
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Current team Selknam
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– Selknam 25 (101)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Chile A 3 (0)
2021– Chile 12 (15)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2020 Chile 2
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Matías Garafulic Schar (born 1 September 2000) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Super Rugby Americas club Selknam. Born in Santiago, he represents Chile at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.[1][2]

International career

He was part of the Chilean team that qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in 2022, upsetting the odds against Canada and the United States, as Garafulic scored a try in the last game of the Americas qualification against the latter, an historic away win that sealed their qualification for the 2023 World Cup.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Cornejo, Aquiles (20 March 2021). "Matías Garafulic y las aspiraciones de los Selknam en la SLAR: "El objetivo principal es ganar el torneo"". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Pengelly, Martin (16 July 2022). "Chile upset USA in Colorado to secure first ever Rugby World Cup place". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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