Fulvio Lorigiola (born 6 January 1959 in Padova) is a former Italian rugby union player, a current sports executive and a lawyer. He played as a scrum-half.
Lorigiola played his full career at Petrarca Rugby, from 1977/78 to 1992/93. He won five titles of the National Championship of Excellence, during the golden years of Petrarca, in 1979/80, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86 and 1986/87. He also won the Cup of Italy, in 1981/82.
He had 34 caps for Italy, from 1979 to 1988, scoring 2 tries, 8 points on aggregate. He was called for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games but remaining scoreless. [1]
After finishing his player career, he became an adviser to the Italian Rugby Federation, of which he was vice-president from 1996 to 1998, during Giancarlo Dondi Presidency. He was President of Petrarca Rugby, from 2003 to 2009.
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