Cristóbal Game Jiménez
| Born | 9 July 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cristóbal Game Jiménez (born 9 July 2002[1]) is a Chilean rugby union player. He plays at Wing for Chile internationally, and for Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas competition. He competed for Chile in the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Career
Game Jiménez represented the Chilean national sevens team at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa.[2] He plays for Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas competition.[3]
He made his fifteens test debut for Chile against Uruguay in the Rugby World Cup warm-ups in July 2023.[3] He was called up to the Chilean squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup as a replacement for Nicolás Garafulic, who was ruled out of the tournament.[2][3]
In 2025, he was part of the Chilean team that qualified for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.[4]
Personal life
Game Jiménez is a Civil engineering student at the University of Concepción in Chile.[5][6]
References
- ^ Aldunate, Jorge (2022-10-14). "Rugbista Rugby Chile de la Semana: Cristóbal Game, Chile 7s". Rugby Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Muñoz, Felipe (2023-09-08). "Mundial de rugby: Los "Cóndores" anuncian la dura baja de Nicolás Garafulic por lesión, mientras ya hay formación titular para el debut ante Japón". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Heartbreak for Nicolas Garafulic who is out of the World Cup". www.americasrugbynews.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cid, Luis Barril (2025-10-06). "Cristóbal Game, rugbista UdeC: "Clasificar al Mundial ante una multitud fue maravilloso"". Noticias UdeC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cid, Luis Barril (2025-12-09). "Cristóbal Game, estudiante UdeC y seleccionado chileno de rugby: "Es un sueño medirme con jugadores de ese nivel"". Noticias UdeC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cid, Luis Barril (2023-11-04). "Estudiante UdeC le dio el paso a la final a Chile en el rugby seven de los Juegos Panamericanos". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-27.
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