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Date of birth | 13 March 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Venice, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giovanni Pettinelli (; born 13 March 1996) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays flanker for Mogliano Veneto in the Italian Serie A Elite. He has also represented Italy at international level. [1]
Pettinelli began his career at Calvisano in the Top12 before moving to Benetton ahead of the 2018–19 Pro14 season. [2] While at Calvisano he made a single loan appearance for Zebre against Ospreys in the Pro12 on 2 September 2016. [3] [4] He played for Benetton until 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season. [5]
Pettinelli was a member of the Italy squad at the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, [3] and he scored a try against Ireland in the fourth round. [6] He was also a member of the Italy squad at the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship [7] and of the Emerging Italy squad for the annual World Rugby Nations Cup in 2018. [2] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals, having made his test debut against Argentina during the 2021 Autumn Nations Series. [8]
Pettinelli was called up to the Italy squad for the first time ahead of the 2020 Six Nations Championship. [9] On 31 October 2021, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 34-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.He made his debut against Argentina. [10]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [11]
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