Date of birth | 12 October 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | L'Aquila, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Benetton in United Rugby Championship.
Under contract with Top10 team Calvisano, for 2019–20 Pro14 season, he was a Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14. [1] He played for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship from 2020 to March 2023. [2] [3] After, he signed until the end of the 2022−2023 for Colorno in Top10 in order to participate at play off. [4] [5] Casilio signed for Benetton in June 2023. [6] He made his debut in Round 2 of EPCR Challenge Cup in the 2023–24 season against the Perpignan. [7] He played with Benetton in the United Rugby Championship until 2025. [8]
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. [9]