Alessandro Zanni

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Alessandro Zanni
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Zanni in 2017
Birth nameAlessandro Zanni
Date of birth (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Udine, Italy
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight106.5 kg (16 st 11 lb; 235 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Number 8
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003−2005 Udine 17 (50)
2005–2009 Calvisano 68 (60)
2009–2020 Benetton Treviso 137 (55)
Correct as of 28 August 2015
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004–2005 Italy U21
2005–2020 Italy 119 (20)
Correct as of 22 Feb 2020
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2020– Benetton (assistant coach)

Alessandro Zanni (born 31 January 1984 in Udine) [1] is a former Italian rugby union player who has played over 100 times for Italy. His usual position was a number 8, but in national team and Benetton he has played openside flanker, blindside flanker and Lock. [2] [3]

Zanni made his debut for the Italian national team in November 2005 in a Test against Tonga [4] and has been a regular in the Italian test team ever since winning his 100th cap against England on 4 February 2018. [5]

About Rugby World Cup, on 21 August 2011, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup., [6] on 24 August 2015, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup [7] and on 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [8] He also parteciped to 2007 Rugby World Cup.

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References

  1. ↑ "Alessandro Zanni". ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "ALESSANDRO ZANNI LASCIA IL RUGBY GIOCATO".
  3. ↑ "BENETTON RUGBY SALUTA GLI 8 LEONI CHE LASCIANO IL CLUB". Petrarca Rugby (in Italian). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Italy (21) 48 - 0 (0) Tonga (FT)" . Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Zanni back for Italy after two years to win 100th cap". Reuters. 2 February 2018.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "L'Italia per i mondiali
    Mallett non cambia - la Repubblica"    . 21 August 2011.
  7. ↑ Rugby World Cup, Scelti i 31 Azzurri per Inghilterra 2015
  8. ↑ "ITALRUGBY, CONOR O'SHEA ANNUNCIA I 31 GIOCATORI CONVOCATI PER IL MONDIALE".
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