{"id":452465,"date":"2026-02-01T22:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T22:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/452465\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T22:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T22:56:10","slug":"two-chileans-sign-contracts-with-european-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/452465\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Chileans Sign Contracts with European Clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Two Chileans have completed deals to play for European clubs. The players are both notable names as they were members of Chile\u2019s inaugural Rugby World Cup in 2023. Both remain on the radar for Los C\u00f3ndores<\/a> and are in the frame for Australia 2027.<\/p>\n

Winger Franco Velarde will continue his career in Spain. He joins <\/a>Ordizia Rugby Elkartea for the 2026 campaign and will therefore not play Super Rugby Americas (SRA) for Selknam. Velarde is a product of Vi\u00f1a Rugby club. He previously played in Spain for Castilla y Le\u00f3n Iberians before joining Selknam. The 31-year-old has 18 caps<\/a> for his country.<\/p>\n

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Utility forward Raimundo Mart\u00ednez is continuing his career in Europe. The flanker \/ hooker has been recruited by Bourgoin for the remainder of the ongoing 2025-2026 season<\/a>. The move marks a return to France; he previously played for Brive in (2019 \u2013 2020). Mart\u00ednez joins Bourgoin at the age of 26. The product of the Prince of Wales club in Santiago completes the move to Bougainville with 29 test caps<\/a> to his name.<\/p>\n

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Uruguayan Reinaldo Piussi now plays in Italy\u2019s Serie A for Civitavecchia Rugby Centumcellae. Tom\u00e1s Casares \u2026<\/p>\n

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