Full name | Alberto Chillon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 December 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Venice, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alberto Chillon (born 5 December 1990) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. He currently plays for Rovigo Delta after the experience with Valorugby Emilia in the Top10. [1] [2]
In 2021 Chillon was named as Permit Player for Benetton Treviso. From 2012 to 2015, he played for Zebre. [3]
In May 2013, Chillon was called up by the Italian national rugby union team for the South African Quadrangular Tournament. [4] On 22 June, he made his debut against Scotland coming on as a substitute. [5]
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