Tommaso Iannone

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Tommaso Iannone
Birth nameTommaso Iannone
Date of birth (1990-09-16) 16 September 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Treviso, Italy
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight77 kg (12 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing , Fly-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–11
2011–13
2013–15
2015−19
Crociati Parma
Benetton Treviso
Zebre
Benetton
29
31
27
55
(25)
(10)
(20)
(5)
Correct as of 12 Apr 2019
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009−10
2010−12
2012–14
Italy Under 20
Emerging Italy
Italy
18
3
10
(20)
(0)
(5)
Correct as of 21 Jun 2014

Tommaso Iannone (born 16 September 1990) is a retired Italian rugby union player and he played for Zebre and Benetton in the Pro14 and the Italian national team. His position was Wing, although he can also play as a Fly-half. [1]

He began his career with Crociati Parma before he moved to Benetton Treviso in 2011. He made his international test debut in a 28–23 win against Tonga on 10 November 2012. [2]

In May 2013, it was announced that Tommaso Iannone was dropped from the squad and would join Zebre. [3] [4] Iannone returned to Benetton in 2015.

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References

  1. "Tommaso Iannone Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. "Tommaso Iannone". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  3. / Rugby1823, Tommy says goodbye to Benetton Treviso, 28 May 2013
  4. / rugbymercato, Another foreigner? Maybe not, 28 May 2013 Archived 2013-06-10 at the Wayback Machine