Sami Panico

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Sami Panico
Date of birth (1993-06-04) 4 June 1993 (age 27)
Place of birth Albano Laziale
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop/Hooker
Current team Zebre
Youth career
Capitolina
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011-2012 F.I.R. Academy ()
2012-2013 Lazio 12 (5)
2013-2017 Calvisano 64 (30)
2017-2018 Zebre 6 (0)
Correct as of 3 July 2016
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011−2013 Italy Under 20 11 (0)
2016-2017 Italy 10 (0)
Correct as of 18 March 2017

Sami Panico (born 4 June 1993) is an Italian rugby union player of Ethiopian descent [1] who plays as a Prop, he currently plays for Calvisano. Panico made his debut for the Italian national team in June 2016 and was part of the squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship. [2]

In 2014 and 2016, Panico was a permit player for Zebre, but he didn't play in official matches.

On 1 October 2018, it was announced that Panico had been arrested after 1.5 kilos of marijuana, 330 grammes of hashish and €10,000 in cash were discovered in the garden of his home in Rome, Italy. [3] His rugby club, Zebre, suspended him on 8 September 2018 while the investigation was taking place. On 5 October 2018, Zebre announced that they had cancelled Panico's contract with the club. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Video/ Conor O'Shea presenta la nuova nazionale italiana di rugby, sempre più multietnica". ilsussidiario.net. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Six Nations 2017: The definitive guide". ESPN.com. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sami Panico: Italy prop arrested on alleged drug possession charge". BBC Sport. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Zebre terminate contract of prop Panico after alleged drug bust". 5 October 2018.
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