Santiago Pedrero
| Born | 30 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santiago Pedrero (born 30 October 2000) is a Chilean rugby union player. He plays Lock for Chile internationally, and for Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas competition. He competed for Chile in the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Career
In 2022, he joined Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas competition.
Pedrero was selected in Chile's squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[1][2]
In 2025, he was awarded the Men's Try of the Year, he scored the try against Samoa during the 2027 Rugby World Cup qualifying play-off in the United States.[3][4] It was his first international try for Chile.[5][6]
References
- ^ Muñoz, Felipe (2023-09-03). "Conoce uno a uno los 33 "Cóndores" que harán historia en el Mundial de rugby en Francia". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Blackwood, Nathan (2023-08-29). "Chile Rugby World Cup squad 2023". Rugby World. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Santiago Pedrero Scores 2025 Try of the Year for Chile vs Samoa". Americas Rugby News. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "World Rugby Awards 2025: Malcolm Marx, Fabian Holland and Santiago Pedrero headline men's category winners". www.world.rugby. 2025-11-22. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Santiago Pedrero ganó el premio al Try del Año de World Rugby". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 2025-11-22. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Santiago Pedrero nominado a Try del Año en los World Rugby Awards 2026". Chile Rugby (in Spanish). 2025-11-19. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
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