Salvador Lues Soto (born 6 November 1999) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Super Rugby Americas club Selknam. Born in Santiago, he represents Chile at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.

Club career

Born in Lima, Lues grew up in Santiago, where he played his rugby with the Craighouse Old Boys, before enjoying a spell in the Stade Toulousain academy from 2018 to 2020.

Salvador Lues

Back in Chile, he played with Selknam in the newly founded Súper Liga Americana de Rugby.

Salvador Lues

International career

Salvador Lues was part of the Chilean team that qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in 2022, upsetting the odds against Canada and the United States, starting as a prop in the last game of the Americas qualification against the latter, an historic away win that sealed their qualification for the 2023 World Cup.

Salvador Lues

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1999 births

Sportspeople from Lima

Living people

Chilean rugby union players

Chile international rugby union players

Rugby union props

Selknam (rugby union) players

2023 Rugby World Cup players