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Matías Dittus is to play in France. The 28-year-old has signed to play for Périgueux on a two-year-contract for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons.
The move will see the Chilean tight head prop playing professional rugby abroad for the first time in his career. He joins from Selknam in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR).
His contract begins in July. Before he moves to France, however, Dittus will be playing for Chile against the USA in the RWC 2023 qualifiers. Chile defeated Russia in an away series in 2021 and also eliminated Canada from the RWC 2023 qualifiers.
Périgueux are presently competing for promotion. The club finished top of Pool 1 in the 2021-2022 Fédérale 1 season. The team won 18 and lost 4 matches. The club will face Tyrosse in home-and-away matches to determine who advances to the Quarter Finals. Tyrosse won 18 and lost 8 matches during the regular season.
Dittus is a product of Universidad Católica in Santiago. An excellent ball-carrier and worker in the scrum, Dittus weighs 128kg and stands 1.82m tall. He has 15 caps for Chile.
