Raimundo Martínez

Raimundo Martínez Amar (born 25 November 1999) is a Chilean professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for Super Rugby Americas club Selknam and the Chile national team.[1]

Raimundo Martínez
Full nameRaimundo Martínez Amar
Date of birth (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999
Place of birthSantiago, Chile
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flanker
Current team Selknam
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– Selknam 22 (25)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019– Chile 10 (10)
2020–2021 Chile A 3 (0)
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Club career

Martínez grew up in Santiago, where he played his rugby with the PWCC, before enjoying a spell in the CA Brive academy from 2019 to 2020.[2][3]

Back in Chile, he played with Selknam in the newly founded Súper Liga Americana de Rugby.[4] He was part of the team that registered historical wins against the Argentinian Jaguares XV,[5] eventually reaching the final of the competition.[6]

International career

Raimundo Martínez is a Chile international since 2018, as Los Cóndores had some historical results in Test matches, beating the likes of recent world cup qualified Russia in 2021.[7]

He was part of the team that qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in 2022, upsetting the odds against Canada and the United States, a serie of historic wins that sealed their qualification for the 2023 World Cup.[8]

References
  1. "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. Hart-Vorobyoff, Geraldine. "Raimundo Martínez: Amor Amarillo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. Blanzat, Nicolas (2 November 2019). "Rugby - En plus de ses jeunes talents, Brive vient d'enrôler certaines pépites étrangères". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. "Selknam y su plantel de preparación SLAR 2021". SLAR (in Spanish). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. Saavedra, Isco (25 March 2022). "¡HISTÓRICO! ¡Selknam vence a Jaguares XV! ¡Nunca habían perdido en la SLAR!". Rugby Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. "Spectacular Selknam eliminate Jaguares in SLAR Semi Final". Americas Rugby News. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  7. "Chile stun Russia at the death - Rugby World magazine". Rugby World. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. Pengelly, Martin (16 July 2022). "Chile upset USA in Colorado to secure first ever Rugby World Cup place". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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