Chile Starting Formation 2024

Chile played seven test matches and two non-capped matches in 2024. The fixtures were played in South America and Europe. They came in three different slots: (i) July Internationals, (ii) Rugby World Cup Qualifiers and (iii) November Internationals. The non-capped fixtures were against the Argentina XV before the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers, against Paraguay and Brazil, and against Scotland A in the final week of Los Cóndores November tour.

Head Coach Pablo Lemoine used variety across most positions. During the year, Chile’s starting formation underwent alterations rather than rotations. In total, thirteen forwards and sixteen backs started for Los Cóndores over the course of the nine matches. 

Every player that started a test match in 2024 for Los Cóndores is shown below. The players are listed according to the position in which they started. The number beside the player refers to the quantity of starts the player made in the position he is listed in.

 

CHILE – 2024 ALL STARTING PLAYERS

1 Javier Carrasco (9)
2 Augusto Böhme (7); Diego Escobar (2)
3 Iñaki Gurruchaga (8); Matías Dittus (1)
4 Santiago Pedrero (6); Clemente Saavedra (2); Bruno Sáez (1)
5 Javier Eissmann (5); Bruno Sáez (2); Clemente Saavedra (2) 
6 Martín Sigren (8); Alfonso Escobar (1)
7 Raimundo Martínez (5); Clemente Saavedra (3); Alfonso Escobar (1)
8 Alfonso Escobar (5); Ernesto Tchimino (2); Raimundo Martínez (1); Clemente Saavedra (1)
9 Benjamín Videla (6); Marcelo Torrealba (2); Lucas Berti (1)
10 Tomás Salas (5); Juan Cruz Reyes (2); Rodrigo Fernández (2)
11 Nicolás Garafulic (8); Matías Garafulic (1)
12 Santiago Videla (7); Nicolás Saab (2)
13 Domingo Saavedra (9)
14 Cristóbal Game (7); Clemente Armstrong (1); Matías Garafulic (1)
15 Luca Strabucchi (5); Iñaki Ayarza (2); Diego Warnken (1); Santiago Videla (1)

Two players started every match for Los Cóndores in 2024 in the same position. Javier Carrasco was Chile’s loose head prop throughout the year, and Domingo Saavedra stared every game at outside center.

Additional positions were dominated by one player. Iñaki Gurruchaga had 8 starts at tight head prop, captain Martín Sigren started 8 times at flanker, and Nicolás Garafulic started 8 out of the 9 matches on the left wing. The only non-start by Nicolás Garafulic saw his brother, Matías Garafulic in his place. This was so despite Matías Garafulic usually playing in the mid-field for Chile and Selknam.

Augusto Böhme had 7 at starts hooker and Santiago Videla had 7 starts at inside center. Of note is that Videla played a lot in other positions during the Rugby World Cup 2019-2023 cycle. The positions include fly half, wing and fullback. He had one start in 2024 at fullback. His brother, Benjamín Videla overtook Marcelo Torrealba to be Los Cóndores first-choice scrum-half; Videla had 6 starts in 2024. Cristóbal Game had 7 starts in 2024 on the right wing.

Clemente Saavedra is a unique case to the make-up of Los Cóndores’ formation. He had eight starts for Chile in 2024. He started four matches in the second-row with them spread across both positions. He also started three matches at flanker and one match a N8.

N8 is tied for the position with the most starting players in 2024. Alfonso Escobar had the most starts at 8 with  5. He also had one start at flanker. Fullback is the other position that had four starting players. World Cup fullback Iñaki Ayarza started twice n November but Luca Strabucchi was the most frequent fullback with five starts.

Similar to Ayarza, World Cup fly half Rodrigo Fernández started in November only. Tomás Salas was not involved in November but started five of the six matches earlier in the year. Juan Cruz Reyes debuted and had two starts in 2024.

 

CHILE – 2024 MOST COMMON SELECTIONS

1 Javier Carrasco
2 Augusto Böhme
3 Iñaki Gurruchaga
4 Santiago Pedrero
5 Clemente Saavedra
6 Martín Sigren (capt.)
7 Raimundo Martínez
8 Alfonso Escobar
9 Benjamín VIdela
10 Tomás Salas
11 Nicolás Garafulic
12 Santiago Videla
13 Domingo Saavedra
14 Cristóbal Game
15 Luca Strabucchi

 

CHILE – 2024 ALL LINEUPS

VS
CHILE vs HONG KONG (TALCA, CL)
1 Javier Carrasco , 2 Diego Escobar, 3 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 4 Santiago Pedrero, 5 Javier Eissmann, 6 Alfonso Escobar, 7 Clemente Saavedra (capt.), 8 Raimundo Martínez, 9 Marcelo Torrealba, 10 Tomás Salas, 11 Nicolás Garafulic, 12 Santiago Videla, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Cristóbal Game, 15 Luca Strabucchi

Replacements: 16 Augusto Bohme, 17 Salvador Lues, 18 Vittorio Lastra, 19 Martín Sigren, 20 Inti Ubeta, 21 Andrés Kuzmanic, 22 Benjamín Videla, 23 Clemente Armstrong

 

VS
CHILE vs BELGIUM (VINA DEL MAR, CL)
1 Javier Carrasco , 2 Augusto Böhme, 3 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 4 Clemente Saavedra, 5 Javier Eissmann, 6 Martín Sigren (capt.), 7 Raimundo Martínez, 8 Alfonso Escobar, 9 Marcelo Torrealba, 10 Tomás Salas, 11 Nicolás Garafulic, 12 Santiago Videla, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Cristóbal Game, 15 Luca Strabucchi

Replacements: 16 Diego Escobar, 17 Salvador Lues, 18 Matías Dittus, 19 Santiago Pedrero, 20 Joaquín Milesi, 21 Inti Ubeda, 22 Benjamín Videla, 23 Lucas Berti

 

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CHILE vs SCOTLAND (SANTIAGO, CL)
1 Javier Carrasco, 2 Augusto Böhme, 3 Matías Dittus, 4 Clemente Saavedra, 5 Javier Eissmann, 6 Martín Sigren (capt.), 7 Raimundo Martínez, 8 Alfonso Escobar, 9 Lucas Berti, 10 Tomás Salas, 11 Nicolás Garafulic, 12 Santiago Videla, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Cristóbal Game, 15 Diego Warnken

Replacements: 16 Diego Escobar, 17 Salvador Lues, 18 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 19 Santiago Pedrero, 20 Joaquín Milesi, 21 Marcelo Torrealba, 22 Benjamín Videla, 23 José Ignacio Larenas

 

VS
CHILE vs ARGENTINA XV (TALCA, CL)
1 Javier Carrasco 2 Augusto Böhme, 3 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 4 Bruno Sáez, 5 Javier Eissman, 6 Martín Sigren (capt.), 7 Alfonso Escobar, 8 Clemente Saavedra, 9 Benjamín Videla, 10 Tomás Salas, 11 Nicolás Garafulic, 12 Nicolás Saab, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Cristóbal Game, 15 Luca Strabucchi

Replacements: 16 Salvador Lues, 17 Simón Donoso, 18 Baltazar Gurruchaga, 19 Santiago Pedrero, 20 José Miguel Contreras, 21 Raimundo Martínez, 22 Marcelo Torrealba, 23 Gonzalo Jara, 24 Juan Cruz Reves, 25 Ernesto Tchimino

 

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CHILE vs PARAGUAY (SANTIAGO, CL)
1 Javier Carrasco, 2 Augusto Böhme, 3 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 4 Santiago Pedrero, 5 Bruno Sáez, 6 Martín Sigren (capt.), 7 Clemente Saavedra, 8 Ernesto Tchimino, 9 Benjamín Videla, 10 Juan Cruz Reyes, 11 Nicolás Garafulic, 12 Nicolás Saab, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Clemente Armstrong, 15 Santiago Videla

Replacements: 16 Jorge Delgado, 17 Salvador Lues, 18 Matías Dittus, 19 José Miguel Contreras, 20 Raimundo Martínez, 21 Joaquín Milesi, 22 Marcelo Torrealba, 23 Tomás Salas

 

VS
CHILE vs BRAZIL (SANTIAGO, CL)
1 Javier Carrasco, 2 Augusto Böhme, 3 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 4 Santiago Pedrero, 5 Javier Eissmann, 6 Martín Sigren (capt.), 7 Raimundo Martínez, 8 Alfonso Escobar, 9 Benjamín Videla, 10 Tomás Salas, 11 Nicolás Garafulic, 12 Santiago Videla, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Cristóbal Game, 15 Luca Strabucchi

Replacements: 16 Simón Donoso, 17 Salvador Lues, 18 Matías Dittus, 19 Bruno Sáez, 20 Clemente Saavedra, 21 Ernesto Tchimino, 22 Marcelo Torrealba, 23 Juan Cruz Reyes

 

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CANADA vs CHILE (BUCHAREST, RO)
1 Javier Carrasco, 2 Augusto Böhme, 3 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 4 Santiago Pedrero, 5 Clemente Saavedra, 6 Martín Sigren (capt.), 7 Raimundo Martínez, 8 Alfonso Escobar, 9 Benjamín Videla, 10 Rodrigo Fernández, 11 Nicolás Garafulic, 12 Santiago Videla, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Cristóbal Game, 15 Iñaki Ayarza

Replacements: 16 Diego Escobar, 17 Norman Aguayo, 18 Matías Dittus, 19 Bruno Sáez, 20 Ernesto Tchimino, 21 Marcelo Torrealba, 22 Juan Cruz Reyes, 23 Matías Garafulic 

 

VS
NETHERLANDS vs CHILE (AMSTERDAM, NL)
1 Javier Carrasco, 2 Augusto Böhme, 3 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 4 Santiago Pedrero, 5 Clemente Saavedra, 6 Martín Sigren (capt.), 7 Raimundo Martínez, 8 Ernesto Tchimino, 9 Benjamín Videla, 10 Rodrigo Fernández, 11 Nicolás Garafulic, 12 Santiago Videla, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Matías Garafulic, 15 Iñaki Ayarza

Replacements: 16 Diego Escobar, 17 Norman Aguayo, 18 Matías Dittus, 19 Bruno Sáez, 20 Santiago Edwards, 21 Marcelo Torrealba, 22 Juan Cruz Reyes, 23 Luca Strabucchi

 

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SCOTLAND A vs CHILE (EDINBURGH, GB-SCO)
1 Javier Carrasco, 2 Diego Escobar, 3 Iñaki Gurruchaga, 4 Santiago Pedrero, 5 Bruno Sáez, 6 Martín Sigren (capt.), 7 Clemente Saavedra, 8 Alfonso Escobar, 9 Benjamín Videla, 10 Juan Cruz Reyes, 11 Matías Garafulic, 12 Santiago Videla, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 14 Cristóbal Game, 15 Luca Strabucchi

Replacements: 16 Augusto Böhme, 17 Norman Aguayo, 18 Matías Dittus, 19 Raimundo Martínez, 20 Ernesto Tchimino, 21 Marcelo Torrealaba, 22 Rodrigo Fernández, 23 Nicolás Garafulic