Giacomo Ferrari (rugby union)

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Giacomo Ferrari
Giacomo Ferrari Zebre Parma 2025.jpg
Date of birth (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Zebre Parma
Youth career
Capitolina Roma
2020−2022 F.I.R. Academy
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022− Zebre Parma 42 (5)
Correct as of 31 May 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–2022 Italy U20s 10 (10)
Correct as of 2 Nov 2022

Giacomo Ferrari (born 22 January 2002) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Italian United Rugby Championship side Zebre. His preferred position is flanker. [1]

Ferrari signed for Zebre Parma in May 2022 ahead of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship as Academy Player. [2] [3] He made his debut in Round 7 of the 2022–23 season against the Dragons. [4]

In February 2024 he signed a 4 year contract with Zebre senior squad. [5]

In 2021 and 2022 Ferrari was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [6] [7] On 10 January 2023, he was named in Italy A squad for a uncapped test against Romania A. [8]

References

  1. "Giacomo Ferrari". Zebre Parma.
  2. "QUINDICI ATLETI EMERGENTI FIRMANO CON LA FEDERAZIONE". F.I.R. Rugby. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. "LE ZEBRE APRONO UFFICIALMENTE LA STAGIONE 2022/23". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. "I DRAGONS RUGGISCONO NELLA RIPRESA: ZEBRE SCONFITTE 47-7 A NEWPORT". Zebre Parma. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. OnRugby.it, Lorenzo Calamai- (24 February 2024). "Rugby - Zebre, Giacomo Ferrari rinnova fino al 2028". On Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  6. "Italia U20, Gli Azzurrini Convocati per Il Sei Nazioni 2021".
  7. "SIX NATIONS UNDER 20, SCELTI I 25 PER FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA".
  8. "ITALIA A, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA A". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.