David Venditti

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David Venditti
Date of birth (1973-06-01) 1 June 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Bellegarde, France
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight224 lb (102 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996–2000 France 14 (30)

David Venditti (born 1 June 1973) is a French former rugby union international who represented France in 14 Test matches between 1996 and 2000.

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A Bellegarde youth player, Venditti started his senior career at Bourgoin-Jallieu. [1] He later moved to CA Brive and was a member of the team which defeated Leicester in the 1997 Heineken Cup final. [2]

Venditti made his debut for France against the Springboks in 1996 and was on the wing in all four matches of France's grand slam winning 1997 Five Nations campaign. [3] He scored a hat-trick of tries in the win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road, which was his first appearance in a Five Nations match. [4]

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References

  1. "Valserhône. Coup d'œil sur les internationaux formés à l'école bellegardienne". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 7 August 2019.
  2. "Massive central role for Venditti". The Guardian . 25 January 1997.
  3. "One To Watch - David Venditti". South Wales Echo . 17 January 1997.
  4. "French hat-trick stumps Irish". The Sydney Morning Herald . 20 January 1997.