Massimo Cioffi

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Massimo Cioffi
Date of birth (1997-05-24) 24 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Telese Terme, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Lazio
Youth career
Rugby Benevento
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015−2016 F.I.R. Academy ()
2016−2017 Lazio 13 (54)
2017−2021 Rovigo Delta 71 (142)
2019 →Zebre 1 (0)
2021−2022 Valorugby Emilia 10 (5)
2022−2023 Petrarca Padova 7 (15)
2023 Fiamme Oro 2 (0)
2024 Lazio ()
Correct as of 22 May 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Italy Under 20 8 (17)
2018 Emerging Italy 3 (12)
Correct as of 22 May 2020
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2018− Italy Sevens 18
Correct as of 30 Apr 23

Massimo Cioffi (Telese Terme, 24 May 1997) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Wing and he currently plays for Lazio in Italian Serie A Elite. [1]

Under contract with Rovigo Delta, for 2019–20 Pro14 season, he named as Additional Player for Zebre in Pro 14. [2] [3] He played with Valorugby Emilia in Top10, in 2021−2022 season, and for Petrarca Padova, in 2022−23 season. [4] [5] In summer 2023 he signed for Fiamme Oro. [6]

In 2017 Cioffi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad [7] and from 2018 he is part of the Italy Sevens squad also to participate at the Qualifying Tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [8] In 2018, he was also named in the Emerging Italy squad for the World Rugby Nations Cup. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "LA LAZIO RIPRENDE IL CAMPIONATO DAL DERBY CONTRO LA PRIMAVERA". Lazio Rugby. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "LO ZEBRE RUGBY CLUB APRE UFFICIALMENTE LA STAGIONE 2019/2020 COL PRIMO DI GIORNO DI TEST A PARMA - Zebre Rugby Club". July 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "MASSIMO CIOFFI RACCONTA L'ESPERIENZA DEL SUO ESORDIO UFFICIALE CON LE ZEBRE". September 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ "FIRST XV: INGAGGIATO MASSIMO CIOFFI". Valorugby Emilia.
  5. ↑ "MASSIMO CIOFFI AL PETRARCA". Petrarca Rugby.
  6. ↑ "CARNIO, CIOFFI, DRUDI E GIAMMARIOLI LE NUOVE FIAMME PER LA STAGIONE 2023-2024". Fiamme Oro Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI PER IL WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Fir Rugby.
  8. ↑ "ITALSEVEN, GLI AZZURRI PER IL TORNEO PREOLIMPICO DI QUALIFICAZIONE OLIMPICA". www.federugby.it.
  9. ↑ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LA NATIONS CUP". www.federugby.it.



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