Augusto Sarmiento

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Augusto Sarmiento
Born (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 32)
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2020 CR Cisneros
2020–2022 UBU Colina Burgos
2021– Selknam
2024 Rugby Calvisano
2024–2025 UBU Colina Burgos
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Chile U20
2019–Present Chile 15

Augusto Sarmiento (born 30 April 1993) is a Chilean rugby union player. He plays Lock for Chile internationally. He competed for Chile in the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

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Early career

Sarmiento began playing rugby at age 11 for the Prince of Wales Country Club youth academy in Chile. [1] [2] [3] He studied law at Gabriela Mistral University between 2011 and 2019, and also played for their rugby team. [1]

Rugby career

Sarmiento competed for the Chilean under-20 team at the 2013 Junior World Rugby Trophy tournament.

He had a stint in Spain with CR Cisneros, before joining UBU Colina Burgos for the 2020–21 División de Honor season. [4] [5] [6] In 2021, he joined Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas competition. [3]

In 2022, he suffered a knee injury in the SLAR final against Peñarol, which sidelined him for four months. [7] He recovered in time for the World Cup qualifying round against the United States. [7] Prior to Chile's Europe tour, he tore his ACL and required surgery at the end of 2022. [7]

Sarmiento was selected in Chile's squad to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. [4] [8] He made his World Cup debut in the final pool game loss to Argentina. [9] [10]

He signed with Italian club, Rugby Calvisano, in August 2024. [3] In October, he rejoined UBU Colina Burgos for the 2024–25 División de Honor de Rugby season. [2] [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Integrante de la Selección Nacional de rugby que logró histórica clasificación al Mundial de Francia, repasó sus años como estudiante de UGM". www.ugm.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 Romero, Román (2024-10-16). "Augusto Sarmiento regresa al Aparejadores". www.revistaforofos.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 3 "AUGUSTO SARMIENTO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL TIESSE ROBOT CALVISANO". rugbycalvisano.it. 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 1 2 "Los Cóndores en el Mundial de Francia 2023". Chile Rugby (in Spanish). 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Aparejadores sign Chilean Augusto Sarmiento". Americas Rugby News. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ Valenzuela, Emilia (2021-06-04). "Nicolás Herreros y Augusto Sarmiento: A horas de jugar la Final de la Copa del Rey analizan al Aparejadores". www.rugbiers.cl. Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. 1 2 3 Quintrel, Giovanni (2023-03-02). "Augusto Sarmiento y su recuperación: "mi objetivo esta puesto en recuperarme y llegar al mundial"". Rugby Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ Blackwood, Nathan (2023-08-29). "Chile Rugby World Cup squad 2023". Rugby World. Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "Carrasco returns to front row - Chile name team to play Argentina". www.world.rugby. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "RWC 2023: Argentina set up QF Decider after Chile Win". Super Rugby Pacific. 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "AUGUSTO SARMIENTO SE REINCORPORA AL EQUIPO". Aparejadores Rugby Burgos (in Spanish). 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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