Date of birth | 12 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | L'Aquila, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (13.4 st; 187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Filippo Di Marco (born 12 July 1998) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Top10 side Fiamme Oro. He was also a permit player for the Pro14 side Zebre. His preferred position is fly-half. [1] [2]
Di Marco was announced as an additional player for Zebre in May 2021. [3] He made his Zebre debut in Round 4 of the Pro14 Rainbow Cup competition against Cardiff Blues. [4]
In 2017 and 2018 Di Marco was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. 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. [5]
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