Matteo Canali

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Matteo Canali
Matteo Canali march 2024.jpg
Canali in March 2024
Date of birth (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Marino, Italy
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Zebre Parma
Youth career
Rugby Ariccia
– Castel Gandolfo Rugby
– Roma Olimpic
– S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017−2018 Colorno ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016−2018 F.I.R. Academy ()
2018−2021 Rovigo Delta 42 (30)
2020−2021 →Benetton 4 (0)
2021−2023 Petrarca Padova 17 (5)
2023− Zebre Parma 34 (5)
Correct as of 12 Mar 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 Italy Under 20 10 (0)
2021–2022 Italy A 2 (0)
2024– Italy 2 (0)
Correct as of 12 Jul 2025

Matteo Canali (Marino, 11 September 1998) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Lock and he currently plays for Zebre Parma in united Rugby Championship. [1]

Under contract with Rovigo Delta, for 2020–21 Pro14 season, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton Rugby. [2] He played for Petrarca Padova in Italian Top10 from 2021 to 2023. [3] Canali signed for Zebre Parma in August 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023–24 season against the Ulster. [4]

In 2018, Canali was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. [5] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad and on 8 December, he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [6] [7]

On 28 January 2024, he was named in Italy squad for 2024 Six Nations Championship. [8] He was also named in Italy squad for the 2025 Six Nations Championship as invited player, but did not play during the championship. [9]

He was called up to join Italy 2025 Tour of Namibia and South Africa. [10] On 5 July 2025, he made his debut in Pretoria against South Africa. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "UN ALTRO INNESTO IN SECONDA LINEA: BENVENUTO MATTEO CANALI!". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "TRE NUOVI PERMIT PLAYERS IN ACCORDO CON I CLUB DI APPARTENENZA". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "BENVENUTI MATTEO CANALI E LORENZO CITTON". Petrarca Rugby (in Italian). 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "DELLE BELLE ZEBRE SFIORANO IL SUCCESSO CASALINGO CONTRO LA CORAZZATA ULSTER". Zebre Parma. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI PER IL PRIMO MATCH CONTRO LA SCOZIA". F.I.R. Rugby (in Italian). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Italrugby, gli Azzurri convocati per Scozia e Galles". www.federugby.it. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Italy squad for 2025 Guinnes Six Nations". 10 January 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "The Azzurri name team for 2025 Summer Tour". www.ultimaterugby.com. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  11. ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 5 July 2025.


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