Andrea Manici

Andrea Manici
Full name	Andrea Manici
Date of birth	28 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Parma, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Hooker
Current team	Zebre
Senior career
Years	Team
2009–2011	Gran Parma
2011–2012	Crociati Parma
2012–2018	Zebre
	Correct as of 28 August 2015
International career
Years	Team
2008–10	Italy U20
2011–13	Emerging Italy
2013–18	Italy
	Correct as of 11 October 2015

Last updated September 13, 2024

Andrea Manici (born 28 April 1990) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a Hooker. He currently plays for Zebre in the Pro14.^[1]

In May 2013, Manici was called up by the Italian national rugby union team for the South African Quadrangular Tournament.^[2] On 22 June, he made his debut against Samoa.

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References

↑ "zebre rugby, Andrea Manici". Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
↑ Reuters, Rugby-four new faces in Italy squad for South Africa tournament, 29 May 2013 ^{[ dead link ]}

External links

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[1] "zebre rugby, Andrea Manici". Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

[2] Reuters, Rugby-four new faces in Italy squad for South Africa tournament, 29 May 2013 ^{[ dead link ]}

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