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Chilean captain Martín Sigren has signed to play in England. The 26-year-old arrives at the Doncaster Knights for the 2022-23 season. Sigren joins the English second division side after having captained Chile to a first ever Rugby World Cup earlier this year.
Doncaster will be Sigren’s first professional club abroad. He played for Chilean professional side Selknam in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The team reached the Semi Finals of SLAR 2021 and the SLAR 2022 Final.
Sigren arrives in England with 24 test caps. He made his test debut against South Korea in Santiago in 2016. He did so as a replacement for the then captain of Los Cóndores, Benjamín Soto. Sigren has since been a mainstay in the test side and has been captain since 2000. He is a product of the Old Boys Club in Santiago.
Fellow Selknam forward Matías Dittus is now also playing in Europe. He joined Périgueux from Chile on a two-year contract.
