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Full name | Matteo Zanusso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Dona di Piave, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb; 262 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matteo Zanusso (born 9 April 1993) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a Prop. He currently competes for Benetton in the Pro14. [3]
Born in San Dona di Piave, Matteo played locally for San Dona rugby club, which is known for its youth academy. Later he joined the first team, of which in his first year, the club achieved promotion to the National Championship of Excellence. In summer 2014, he joined Benetton Treviso, [4] later fellow San Dona team member Amar Kudin, joined as well.
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