Franco Velarde
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| Born | 4 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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
- ^ a b c d "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) - ^ a b c d "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) - ^ a b "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) - ^ a b "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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