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 27)
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 Vannes
Youth career
2015−2016 Lazio
2016−2018 Perpignan
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018−2020 Perpignan 6 (0)
2020−2023 Vannes 52 (20)
2023−2025 Benetton 17 (5)
2025− Vannes ()
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 Vannes. [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. [2] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023–24 season against the Cardiff. [3] He played with Benetton in the United Rugby Championship until 2025. [4]

From 2017 to 2018, Iachizzi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Flot, Valentin (26 June 2025). "Edoardo Iachizzi est de retour au RC Vannes". Rugby Club Vannes (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "EDOARDO IACHIZZI RINVIGORISCE IL REPARTO DEGLI AVANTI DEI LEONI". Benetton Rugby. 14 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "UMAGA E' GLACIALE E AL DEBUTTO I LEONI ESPUGNANO CARDIFF PER 22-23". Benetton Rugby. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "SONO 7 I LEONI CHE SALUTERANNO IL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI PER IL WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Fir Rugby.
  6. ↑ "ITALIA A IN RADUNO A TREVISO DAL 16 GIUGNO". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "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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