Date of birth | 9 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bagno a Ripoli, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lapo Frangini (born 9 February 2002) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays hooker for Benetton Rugby in United Rugby Championship and Mogliano in the Italian Serie A Elite, on loan as Additional Player. [1] [2] [3]
He previously played for clubs such as Firenze Rugby 1931. Frangini signed for Benetton Rugby in April 2022 ahead of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship as Academy Player. [4] [5] He made his debut in Round 9 of the 2022–23 season against the Connacht. [6] From April 2023 to the end of the season he also played for Rangers Vicenza in the Serie A. [7]
In 2021 and 2022 Frangini was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [8] [9] On 10 January 2023, he was named in Italy A squad for a uncapped test against Romania A. [10] On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies. [11]
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