Full name | Andrea Menniti Ippolito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Camposampiero, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrea Menniti Ippolito (Camposampiero, 25 August 1992) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Fly-Half and he currently plays for Fiamme Oro in Top10 after the experience with Rovigo Delta. [1] [2]
For 2013–14 Pro12 season, he named like Additional Player for Benetton Treviso in Pro 12. [3]
In 2016 and 2018 Menniti Ippolito was named in the Emerging Italy squad for annual World Rugby Nations Cup. [4]
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