Leonardo Marin

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Leonardo Marin
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Full nameLeonardo Marin
Date of birth (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Mestre, Italy
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Centre
Current team Benetton
Youth career
2008-2018 Mogliano
2019-2021 F.I.R. Academy
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018-2019 Mogliano 4 (0)
2021– Benetton 19 (35)
Correct as of 11 March 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021 Italy under-20 5 (23)
2021 Italy A 2 (17)
2022– Italy 8 (5)
Correct as of 11 March 2024

Leonardo Marin (Italian pronunciation: [maˈrin] ; born 23 February 2002) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays fly-half for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship. He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against France during the 2022 Six Nations Championship. Marin has previously played for clubs such as Mogliano in the past. [1]

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Professional career

Marin signed for Benetton in July 2021 ahead of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship. [2] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2021–22 season against the Stormers. [3]

In 2021 Marin was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [4] 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. [5]

On 13 January 2022, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against France. [6]

On 13 January 2024 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Leonardo Marin". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Leonardo Marin si unisce al Benetton Rugby". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Benetton leave it late to snatch victory over Stormers". SA Rugby Magazine. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Italia U20, Gli Azzurrini Convocati per Il Sei Nazioni 2021".
  5. ↑ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER L'ESORDIO AL GUINNESS SEI NAZIONI 2022". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "SELEZIONE ITALIANA U23, DOMENICA LA TERZA SFIDA ALLE COMBINED ACADEMIES IRLANDESI". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.


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