Date of birth | 29 June 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Montichiari, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 130 kg (287 lb; 20 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gabriele Morelli (Montichiari, 29 June 1988) is a retired Italian rugby union player. His usual position was a Hooker and he played for Calvisano in Top12. [1]
For 2015–16 Pro12 season, Morelli was an Additional Player for Zebre. [2]
In 2008, he was also named in the Italy Under 20 and in 2012 in the Emerging Italy squad. [3]
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