Date of birth | 31 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bagno a Ripoli, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lorenzo Romano (Bagno a Ripoli, 31 March 1989) is a retired Italian rugby union player. His usual position was Prop. [1]
A former judoka, he won a silver medal at the 2005 European Cadet Judo Championships. [2] [3]
In the 2014–15 Pro12 season, he played for Zebre. [4]
From 2011 to 2014, Romano was named in the Emerging Italy squad and he represented Italy on 2 occasions in 2012. [5]
In 2009, he was also named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[ citation needed ]
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