Nicolò Casilio

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Nicolò Casilio
Born (1998-10-12) 12 October 1998 (age 26)
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-Half
Current team Valorugby Emilia
Youth career
L'Aquila
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016−2017 F.I.R. Academy 8 (0)
2017−2020 Calvisano 45 (41)
2019−2020Zebre 4 (0)
2020−2023 Zebre Parma 28 (5)
2023 Colorno 5 (10)
2023−2025 Benetton 4 (0)
2025− Valorugby Emilia ()
Correct as of 25 Jul 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 Italy Under 20 4 (0)
2021− Italy A 3 (5)
Correct as of 24 Jun 2022

Nicolò Casilio (L'Aquila, 12 October 1998) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Scrum-Half and he currently plays for Valorugby Emilia in Serie A Elite. [1]

Under contract with Top10 team Calvisano, for 2019–20 Pro14 season, he was a Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14. [2] He played for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship from 2020 to March 2023. [3] [4] After, he signed until the end of the 2022−2023 for Colorno in Top10 in order to participate at play off. [5] [6] Casilio signed for Benetton in June 2023. [7] He made his debut in Round 2 of EPCR Challenge Cup in the 2023–24 season against the Perpignan. [8] He played with Benetton in the United Rugby Championship until 2025. [9]

In July 2025, he signed with Valorugby Emilia in Serie A Elite. [1]

In 2018, Casilio was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Cassano, Michele (25 July 2025). "Serie A Elite, Valorugby: un mediano di mischia per gli emiliani". On Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  2. "LUNEDI 3 GIUGNO L'INIZIO DELLA STAGIONE 2019-20. 5 PERMIT PLAYERS E 5 GIOCATORI AGGREGATI". Zebre Rugby Club. 31 May 2019.
  3. "Zebre Rugby Club - Cinque giovani talenti italiani per le Zebre del futuro". Zebre Rugby Club. 1 June 2020.
  4. "NICOLÒ CASILIO PASSA ALL'HBS COLORNO". Zebre Parma. 16 March 2023.
  5. "HBS COLORNO: DALLE ZEBRE ARRIVA NICOLO' CASILIO". Rugby Colorno. 16 March 2023.
  6. "MERCATO BIANCOROSSO: L'HBS COLORNO SALUTA 12 GIOCATORI" . Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. "AI LEONI ARRIVA IL MEDIANO DI MISCHIA NICOLÓ CASILIO". Rugby Benetton. 11 June 2023.
  8. "LEONI CHE VINCONO CON IL PUNTO DI BONUS PER 29-7 CONTRO PERPIGNAN". Benetton Rugby. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  9. "SONO 7 I LEONI CHE SALUTERANNO IL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  10. "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.