Date of birth | 9 April 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Parma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Federico Zani (born 9 April 1989) was an Italian rugby union player. His usual position was as a prop, and he has been playing in the United Rugby Championship for Benetton since 2016. From summer 2023, he is the Coach of woman section of Red Panthers Treviso. [2]
Under contract with Mogliano, in 2015–16 Pro12 season, he was named as Additional Player for Benetton Treviso in Pro 12. [3]
He played for Benetton from 2016 to 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season; in March 2022 it was announced that his contract was extended until the end of 2024. [4] [5] [6]
In 2015 and 2016, Zani was named in the Emerging Italy squad from 2017 he was also named in the Italy squad. [7] [8] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [9]
On 8 November 2021, he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [10]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [11]
Since 2023, he represented Italy on 25 occasions with 2 tries. [12]
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