Diego Escobar

Diego Escobar

Birth name	Diego Escobar Alvarez
Date of birth	(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Las Condes, Chile
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight	97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb)
University	Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Racing 92 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021–2024 Selknam 21 (30) 2024– Racing 92 2 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021 Chile U20 2019 Chile XV 2021- Chile 11 (10)

Diego Escobar (born April 17, 2000) is a Chilean international rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Top 14 club Racing 92 and the Chile national team.

Career

Escobar signed for Súper Liga Americana de Rugby side Selknam from Craighouse Old Boys (COBS), his formative rugby club since 2019, ahead of the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. He played with Seknam until 2023 Super Rugby Americas season ^{[2] [3]} For 2024–25 season, he signed for French Top14 team Racing 92. ^{[4] [5]}

International career

He had previously played for young categories of the Chile national side. ^[6] On 27 August,he was named in the 30-player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. ^{[7] [8]}

Personal life

Diego Escobar is the son of Alfonso Escobar, one of the emblematic figures of Chilean rugby, captain of the national team and holder of the record for national club championship titles, crowned 14 times, and the brother of Alfonso, the namesake of his father who also played in the 2023 Rugby World Cup. ^[9]

Honours

• Torneo Apertura: 2019
• Campeonato Nacional de Chile: 2021

References

1. "Diego Escobar player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
2. "NÓMINA DE SELKNAM PARA PREPARAR LA @slarugby 2021". @selknam.rugby on Instagram. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
3. "Selknam finalize 40-man roster for SLAR". Americas Rugby News. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
4. "benvenuto rodrigo fernandez". Petrarca Padova. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
5. "COMUNICATO STAMPA". July 12, 2024.
6. "CDiego Escobar, rugbista nacional: "El Mundial hizo que se mirara más a los chilenos; de a poco se irán más jugadores al extranjero"" (in Spanish). 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
7. Cóndores Roster Named for Chile’s Inaugural Rugby World Cup
8. Chile Confirm Final Three Names for Inaugural Rugby World Cup
9. https://www.emol.com/noticias/Deportes/2023/09/27/1108313/entrevista-alfonsoescobar-condores-pumas-chileargentina.html

External links

• Diego Escobar at ItsRugby.co.uk