Edoardo Iachizzi

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Edoardo Iachizzi
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Iachizzi in 2023
Date of birth (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Benetton
Youth career
2015−2016 Lazio
2016−2018 Perpignan
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018−2020 Perpignan 6 (0)
2020−2023 Vannes 52 (20)
2023− Benetton 5 (0)
Correct as of 2 Dec 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017−2018 Italy Under 20 15 (10)
2022 Italy A 1 (0)
2023 - Italy 6 (0)
Correct as of 29 Jul 2023

Edoardo Iachizzi (born 26 May 1998) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Flanker and he currently plays for Benetton in United Rugby Championship. [1]

From 2018 to 2020 he played for Perpignan in espoirs team. Iacchizzi signed for Benetton Rugby in March 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023–24 season against the Cardiff. [2]

From 2017 to 2018, Iachizzi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. [3] On 26 May he was called in Italy A squad for the South African tour in the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests against Namibia and Currie Cup XV team. [4] On 28 January 2023, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against France. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "EDOARDO IACHIZZI RINVIGORISCE IL REPARTO DEGLI AVANTI DEI LEONI". Benetton Rugby. 14 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "UMAGA E' GLACIALE E AL DEBUTTO I LEONI ESPUGNANO CARDIFF PER 22-23". Benetton Rugby. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI PER IL WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Fir Rugby.
  4. ↑ "ITALIA A IN RADUNO A TREVISO DAL 16 GIUGNO". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER I PRIMI DUE TURNI DEL GUINNESS SEI NAZIONI 2023". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.


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