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| Born | 6 March 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alessia Pilani (born 6 March 1999) is an Italian rugby union player. She represented Italy at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Pilani was born in Lugo but raised in Massa Lombarda. [1] [2] She participated in cycling until the age of 17, she won bronze in 2016 in the 500 m time trial at the Italian junior championship. [1]
Pilani followed her brother and joined the Imola rugby club after years of cycling. [1] Shortly after joining Colorno in 2019, club activities were cancelled for two seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
When the Serie A Elite competition resumed at the end of 2021, her performances in the following two seasons earned her a call-up to the national team against Wales on the final day of the 2023 Six Nations, however, she did not get to earn her first cap. [3] She eventually made her international debut in July 2023, it was against Spain in Piacenza in an official qualifying match for the inaugural WXV tournament later that year. [3] [4]
At the end of the 2024–25 Serie A Elite season she moved to France to join Stade Bordelais. [5]
Pilani was called-up to the side to compete in the 2025 Six Nations. [2] She was subsequently named in the Italian squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [6] [7]