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| Born | 4 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Franco Velarde (born 4 November 1994) is a Chilean rugby union player. He represents Chile internationally, and for Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas competition. He competed for Chile in the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Career
[edit]Velarde played for the Viña Rugby Club (formerly Viña Rugby Old Boys and Girls).[1]
In 2017, he made his international debut for Chile against Brazil.[2] He played for Barça Rugby from 2017 to 2020 and scored 26 tries for the side.[1][3]
At the beginning of 2021, he returned to Chile and joined Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas competition.[1][2] Later in October, he participated in Chile's historic win against Canada in their bid to qualify for the World Cup.[2] In late October, he signed with Spanish club, SilverStorm El Salvador, who were leading the División de Honor de Rugby league.[2][3]
He was selected in Chile's squad to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[1][4]
In 2026, he signed with Ordizia Rugby Elkartea for a season.[5] He previously had stints with French club, Stade Français, and Castilla y León Iberians in Spain.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Los Cóndores en el Mundial de Francia 2023". Chile Rugby (in Spanish). 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 3 4 "Chilean Franco Velarde on his way to Spain from Selknam". Americas Rugby News. 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "Franco Velarde, nueva incorporación de SilverStorm El Salvador". Club de Rugby El Salvador (in Spanish). 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Rugby World Cup Pool D squads: Leitch and Horie set for fourth tournament | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "Franco Velarde regresa a Europa con fichaje en el Ordizia Rugby de la División de Honor Española". Rugby Chile (in Spanish). 2026-01-27. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
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