Riccardo Pavan

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Riccardo Pavan
Date of birth (1986-10-13) 13 October 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Conegliano, Italy
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight207 lb (94 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarter
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 Italy 1 (0)

Riccardo Pavan (born 13 October 1986) is an Italian former international rugby union player. [1]

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A Benetton Treviso youth player, Pavan was primarily a winger and for much of his club career formed a three-quarter partnership with twin brother Gilberto, starting with a successful period at Parma which included two Coppa Italia titles. [2]

Pavan toured South Africa with the national team in 2008 and made his debut off the bench in the one-off Test against the Springboks at Newlands, which remained his only Italy cap. [3]

In the 2011–12 season, Pavan was a member of the Aironi side that competed in the European Pro12 competition. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ecco il nuovo trequarti del Mogliano Rugby, è Riccardo Pavan". TrevisoToday (in Italian). July 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ Zobbio, Manuel (6 July 2010). "Riccardo Pavan, Emanuele e Nicola Leonardi alla Roma - RugbyMercato.it". www.rugbymercato.it (in Italian).
  3. ↑ "South Africa 26-0 Italy". BBC News . 21 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "Riccardo Pavan è il nuovo tecnico del Favero Montebelluna". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). 7 August 2019.
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