Mirco Spagnolo

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Mirco Spagnolo
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Date of birth (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Camposampiero, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Benetton
Youth career
Camposanpiero Rugby
Valsugana Rugby Padova
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020−2021 F.I.R. Academy ()
2021−2023 Petrarca 45 (25)
2023− Benetton ()
Correct as of 25 Oct 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021 Italy Under 20 5 (5)
2022 Italy A 2 (0)
2024− Italy 1 (0)
Correct as of 2 Feb 2024

Mirco Spagnolo (born 2 January 2001) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Prop and he currently plays for Benetton in United Rugby Championship. [1]

After two seasons with Petrarca Padova, Spagnolo signed for Benetton Rugby in June 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023–24 season against the Cardiff. [2]

In 2021 Spagnolo was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [3] On 26 May 2022, for the match against Netherlands, he was named in the 30-man Emerging Italy squad for the 2022 July rugby union tests and in Italy A squad for the South African tour in the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests against Namibia and Currie Cup XV team. [4] [5]

On 16 January 2024, he was named in Italy squad for 2024 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against England. [6]

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References

  1. "UN NUOVO PILONE PER I LEONI: MIRCO SPAGNOLO ARRIVA AL BENETTON RUGBY". benetton Rugby. 7 June 2023.
  2. "UMAGA E' GLACIALE E AL DEBUTTO I LEONI ESPUGNANO CARDIFF PER 22-23". Benetton Rugby. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. "Italia U20, Gli Azzurrini Convocati per Il Sei Nazioni 2021".
  4. "ITALIA EMERGENTI IN RADUNO A ROVIGO DAL 5 GIUGNO". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. "ITALIA A IN RADUNO A TREVISO DAL 16 GIUGNO". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL RADUNO DI VERONA IN PREPARAZIONE AL GUINNESS SEI NAZIONI". www.federugby.it. Retrieved 16 January 2024.