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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]