Benjamín Videla
| Born | 24 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benjamín Videla (born 24 April 2001) is a Chilean rugby union player. He plays Scrum-half for Chile internationally, and for Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas competition. He competed for Chile in the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Career
Videla joined Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas competition in 2021. He has represented Chile's national rugby sevens team.[1][2]
He was selected in Chile's squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[1][3][4] He made his international debut for Chile in their pool clash against Samoa.[2] He also got his first start for the national side against England.[2]
In 2025, he was part of the Chilean team that qualified for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.[5][6][7]
Personal life
He is the younger brother of fellow Chile international, Santiago Videla.[1][8] He is studying Commercial Engineering at Andrés Bello University in Chile.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Los Cóndores en el Mundial de Francia 2023". Chile Rugby (in Spanish). 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Chile make nine changes as Videla handed first start against England". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Santiago Videla en exclusiva a Scrum: "El sueño mundialista ya es una realidad"". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Chile nombra 30 mundialistas". Sudamérica Rugby (in Spanish). 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Boye, Nicolás (2025-08-29). "Böhme, Game y Benjamín Videla: tres vueltas de peso destacan en la nómina que propone Pablo Lemoine para la ida frente a Uruguay". Rugby Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Los Cóndores buscan clasificar al Mundial de Rugby con polémica por aforo: "Esperamos que se llene el estadio"". Radio Pauta 100.5 (in Spanish). 2025-09-22. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Los Cóndores vuelan alto y por segunda vez en su historia clasifican al Mundial de Rugby". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 2025-09-27. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Chile Brotherhood on Display at Rugby World Cup 2023". Americas Rugby News. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Chilenos están con la fe intacta de clasificar al Mundial de Rugby". UNAB - Noticias (in Spanish). 2025-09-24. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)