Date of birth | 18 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Dolo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (18.0 st; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alessio Sanavia (born 18 September 1996) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Italian Serie A Elite side Rovigo Delta. His preferred position is prop. [1]
After tree seasons with Top10 team Valorugby Emilia, Sanavia signed for Zebre Parma in May 2022 ahead of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship [2] He made his debut in Round 5 of the 2022–23 season against the Scarlets. [3] He played with Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship until 2023–24 season. [4]
On 9 December 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies. [5]
The Italy national rugby sevens team has occasionally competed in the IRB Sevens World Series since the series' was introduced in 1999, although they do not participate in every leg. Their first ever points in the World Series came in 2003, when they scored four points in the Cardiff leg of the series. Italy also competes in the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series each summer.
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