Marcello Violi

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Marcello Violi
Marcello Violi 2017.jpg
Marcello Violi in 2017
Date of birth (1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Parma
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-Half
Current team Valorugby Emilia
Youth career
2010−2011 Rugby Noceto Football Club
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011-2012 F.I.R. Academy 15 (4)
2012−2013 Crociati RFC 16 (50)
2013−2015 Calvisano 42 (75)
2014Zebre 1 (0)
2015−2022 Zebre 79 (109)
2022−2024 Valorugby Emilia 19 (10)
Correct as of 25 Feb 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012−2013 Italy Under 20 11 (34)
2014−2021 Italy A 5 (5)
2015−2021 Italy 21 (3)
Correct as of 1 Nov 2021
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2023−2024
2024–
Valorugby Emilia (Assistant coach)
Valorugby Emilia (Head coach)

Marcello Violi (born 11 October 1993) was an Italian rugby union player. His usual position was as a Scrum-half, and he currently plays for Valorugby Emilia. [1] From summer 2024 he is named Head Coach of Valorugby Emilia. [2]

Under contract with Calvisano, for the 2014–15 Pro12 season, he was named like Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14. [3] He played with Zebre from 2015 to 2022. [4] From 2022 to 2024 he played for Valorugby Emilia in Serie A Elite. [5]

After playing for Italy Under 20 in 2012 and 2013, [6] in 2014, he was also named in the Emerging Italy squad. [7]

In January 2015, Violi was named in the Italian squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship. [8] On 24 August 2015, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [9] On the 19 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [10] He represented Italy on 21 occasions.

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References

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  8. "Italy name four uncapped backs in Six Nations squad". ESPN. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. Rugby World Cup, Scelti i 31 Azzurri per Inghilterra 2015
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