Nicolás Garafulic Schar (born 11 September 1998) is a professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in Santiago, he represents

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at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.

International career

He was part of the Chilean team that qualified for their first

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, but was ruled out of the World Cup, after sustaining an injury. He was replaced in the Chile squad by Cristóbal Game Jiménez.

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* 2000 births Sportspeople from São Paulo Living people Chilean rugby union players Chile international rugby union players Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Selknam (rugby union) players 2023 Rugby World Cup players Rugby sevens players at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games {{Chile-rugbyunion-bio-stub