Andrea Lovotti

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Andrea Lovotti
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Lovotti in 2017
Full nameAndrea Lovotti
Date of birth (1989-07-28) 28 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Piacenza, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight111 kg (17 st 7 lb; 245 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Colorno
Youth career
Until 2008 Gossolengo Rugby
2008-2009 Rugby Calvisano
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2010 Rugby Livorno 1931 20 (10)
2010−2011 Crociati 19 (5)
2011−2014 Calvisano 74 (15)
2014−2022 Zebre 116 (5)
2022− Colorno ()
Correct as of 19 Mar 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009 Italy Under 20 10 (0)
2011−2014 Emerging Italy 8 (0)
2016− Italy 47 (0)
Correct as of 20 Mar 2021

Andrea Lovotti (born 28 July 1989) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a Prop. He currently plays for Colorno in Top10. [1]

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He grew up in the youth sporting team of Piacenza Gossolengo, in 2008-09 season he passed to Rugby Calvisano. After beginning down the ranks of the Italian system he returned to his previous youth club Calvisano at the top flight of the National Championship of Excellence where he immediately won the title of Champion of Italy and the Excellence Trophy. In May 2014, it was announced that he moved to Zebre. [2] He played for Zebre until 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

In 2009 Lovotti was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and from 2012 to 2014 he was part of Emerging Italy squad. [8] [9] [10]

On 4 June 2015, he was named in the training squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup., [11] but he didn't play. In 2016 Lovotti had the first call with Italy. On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [12] He was sent off against South Africa in the 2019 Rugby World Cup group stages for a spear tackle on Springbok No 8 Duane Vermuelen after the whistle had been blown. Such "crass stupidity" in the words of Italy coach Conor O'Shea cost Italy the match. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "RUGBY COLORNO: ANDREA LOVOTTI IN BIANCOROSSO DALLA STAGIONE 2022/23". Colorno Rugby (in Italian). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "I Due Azzurri Fabiani e Lovotti Rinnovano Con Lo Zebre Rugby Club". 26 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Andrea Lovotti Profile".
  4. ↑ "Andrea Lovotti".
  5. ↑ "Zebre Rugby Club - Andrea Lovotti entra nella storia delle Zebre". December 2020.
  6. ↑ "ANDREA LOVOTTI LASCERÀ IL CLUB A FINE STAGIONE". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "LE ZEBRE SALUTANO DODICI GIOCATORI CHE LASCIANO IL CLUB". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 13 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Italia Emergenti, Contro la Romania Domani in Palio la Nations Cup".
  9. ↑ "Italia Emergenti".
  10. ↑ "Irb Tblisi Cup 2014, la Rosa Che Affrontera' Il Torneo".
  11. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015, 50 Azzurri per Preparare I Mondiali Inglesi".
  12. ↑ "Italrugby, Conor O'shea Annuncia I 31 Giocatori Convocati per Il Mondiale".
  13. ↑ "Italy red card 'crass stupidity' - O'Shea". BBC Sport.
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