Matías Dittus
| Born | 16 July 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 kg (282 lb; 20 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matías Dittus (born 16 July 1993) is a Chilean rugby union player. He currently plays Prop for CA Sarlat in the French Fédérale 1 competition and for Chile internationally.
Early career
Dittus started playing rugby at the age of fourteen at CS Universidad Católica.[1][2]
Professional career
Dittus joined Santiago based, Selknam, in 2020.[3] He debuted for Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas competition during the 2020 season against Peñarol. In 2021, he scored his first try against Cafeteros Pro in his sides 35–12 victory, he was also given the best Chilean player award that year.[4]
In 2022, he signed a two-year contract with French club, CA Périgueux.[4][5] He debuted for the team during the second round of the Nationale 2 competition, his team won 38–18 against US Tyrosse.[2] Later in the season, he scored his first try in the Nationale promotion quarter-final against AS Bédarrides, his side won 29–6. His club was then promoted after winning the semi-finals against Stade Métropolitain by 60–36 on aggregate. During the final in June against CS Vienne, he scored twice in his teams 39–20 victory to become the first Nationale 2 champions.
During the 2023–2024 Nationale season, he played just two games, and his contract with the club was not renewed at the end of the season. He then signed with CA Sarlat in the Fédérale 1 competition for the 2024–2025 season.[6] He scored his first try for Sarlat against SC Tulle.
International career
Dittus made his test debut for Chile during the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship against the United States, they were heavily defeated 71–8.[7][8]
In 2022, he helped Chile qualify for the 2023 World Cup by scoring the winning try against the United States in the second of two- matches, and win by 52–51 on aggregate.[9] Chile would be competing in the tournament for the first time in the country's history.[9]
In 2023, was selected in Chile's squad to the Rugby World Cup in France.[7][10] He scored his first World Cup try against Samoa, however, his side lost 10–43.[11] Chile finished the competition fifth in their pool.
References
- ^ "La emotiva historia de Matías Dittus, el rugbista chileno que entrena en las mañanas y vende carnes en las tardes". www.chilevision.cl (in Spanish). 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Münchmeyer, Pablo Werth (2023-05-29). "Matías Dittus y el CAP van por el título del Nacionale 2 en Francia". www.rugbiers.cl (in French). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cáceres, Felipe (2020-02-07). "De los 35 «Selknam», 27 serán chilenos". Rugby Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Saavedra, Isco (2022-04-14). "¡Fantastique! Matías Dittus partirá al rugby francés". Rugby Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Périgueux sign Matías Dittus from Chile on 2 year contract". Americas Rugby News. 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Münchmeyer, Pablo Werth (2025-10-07). "Matías Dittus debutó en victoria del Annonay en el clásico ante Royannais". www.rugbiers.cl (in French). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Tait, Paul (2023-09-05). "Chile – 5 Players to Watch at Rugby World Cup 2023". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Münchmeyer, Pablo Werth (2022-04-16). "Matias Dittus firma en el rugby francés". www.rugbiers.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-04-16. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ^ a b "Rugby: exploit du Chili, qui bat les États-Unis et se qualifie pour sa première Coupe du monde". RMC Sport Coupe du Monde de rugby (in French). 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Williamson, Nathan (2023-08-26). "Rugby World Cup 2023 Preview: Chile". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "SAM 43-10 CHI: Samoa claim a bonus-point win over Chile". www.world.rugby. 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
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