Giuseppe Di Stefano (rugby union)

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Giuseppe Di Stefano
Date of birth (1989-03-18) 18 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Udine italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight130 kg (20 st 7 lb; 287 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Fiamme Oro
Youth career
Wasps Stabia
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009−2012 Wasps Stabia ()
2012−2018 Fiamme Oro 91 (10)
2015Zebre 1 (0)
2017Benetton 1 (0)
2018−2020 Benetton 5 (0)
2019−2020Fiamme Oro 4 (0)
2020−2021 Fiamme Oro 3 (0)
Correct as of 16 May 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015−2016 Emerging Italy 6 (0)
Correct as of 16 May 2020

Giuseppe Di Stefano (Udine, 18 March 1989) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Prop and he currently plays for Fiamme Oro in Top12. [1]

In 2015–16 Pro12 season he was named as Additional Player for Zebre [2] and from 2017 to 2020 he played for Benetton [3] [4]

In 2015 and 2016, Di Stefano was named in the Emerging Italy squad for the Tbilisi Cup and Nations Cup.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Giuseppe di Stefano - Fiamme Oro Rugby". Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. "Stagione 2015/16". Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. "Rugby - Benetton, Giuseppe Di Stefano: "Ho la voglia di un ragazzino di 20 anni"". On Rugby (in Italian). 19 July 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. "COMINCIATA UFFICIALMENTE LA STAGIONE SPORTIVA 19/20 DEL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.