Santiago Pedrero

Santiago Pedrero

Born	(2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 25)
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022– Selknam International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022– Chile 24 (5)

Santiago Pedrero (born 30 October 2000) is a Chilean rugby union player. He plays Lock for Chile internationally, and for Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas competition. He competed for Chile in the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Career

In 2022, he joined Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas competition.

Pedrero was selected in Chile's squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2025, he was awarded the Men's Try of the Year, he scored the try against Samoa during the 2027 Rugby World Cup qualifying play-off in the United States. ^{[3] [4]} It was his first international try for Chile. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Muñoz, Felipe (2023-09-03). "Conoce uno a uno los 33 "Cóndores" que harán historia en el Mundial de rugby en Francia". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-19.
2. Blackwood, Nathan (2023-08-29). "Chile Rugby World Cup squad 2023". Rugby World. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
3. "Santiago Pedrero Scores 2025 Try of the Year for Chile vs Samoa". Americas Rugby News. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
4. "World Rugby Awards 2025: Malcolm Marx, Fabian Holland and Santiago Pedrero headline men's category winners". www.world.rugby. 2025-11-22. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
5. "Santiago Pedrero ganó el premio al Try del Año de World Rugby". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 2025-11-22. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
6. "Santiago Pedrero nominado a Try del Año en los World Rugby Awards 2026". Chile Rugby (in Spanish). 2025-11-19. Retrieved 2026-01-19.