Manuel Zuliani

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Manuel Zuliani
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Date of birth (2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight109 kg (240 lb; 17 st 2 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Benetton
Youth career
Rugby Paese
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2020 F.I.R. Academy ()
2020 →Calvisano 1 (0)
2020–2021 Mogliano 8 (0)
2020–2021 →Benetton 18 (0)
2021– Benetton 35 (10)
Correct as of 19 November 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2020 Italy U20 3 (5)
2022– Italy 26 (10)
Correct as of 6 Oct 2023

Manuel Zuliani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːnweldzuˈljaːni] ⓘ ; born 26 April 2000) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays flanker for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship. [2] [3]

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Professional career

Selected for F.I.R. Academy, he represented Calvisano in the 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup as Additional Player. [4] Under contract with Mogliano, for the last part of 2019–20 Pro14 season and for the 2020–21 Pro14 season, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton. [5] [6]

In January 2019, Zuliani was also named in the Italy Under 20 squad for the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and in 2020 the squad for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [7]

On the 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. [8]

On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Manuel Zuliani player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Manuel ZULIANIRugby - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "I giovani talenti Favretto e Zuliani in Biancoverde sino al 2023". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cardiff Blues 64-3 Calvisano: Blues out of European Challenge Cup despite big win". BBC Sport. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "SEI TALENTUOSI AZZURRINI SOTTO CONTRATTO COME PERMIT PLAYERS" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Altri Tre Azzurrini a Mogliano per Il Prossimo Campionato Peroni Top12" (in Italian). Mogliano Rugby.
  7. ↑ "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI CONVOCATI PER LE PRIME DUE PARTITE DEL SEI NAZIONI U20" (in Italian). Italy Rugby. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER L'ESORDIO AL GUINNESS SEI NAZIONI 2022". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.


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