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| Date of birth | 13 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Isola della Scala, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vittoria Vecchini (born 13 January 2002) is an Italian rugby player. She plays hooker for Valsugana, and the Italy women's national rugby union team. [1]
Vecchini competed at the 2022 Six Nations Championship. [2] [3] She later competed at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [4] [5] [6]
In 2023, she was also part of the side that competed in the Women's Six Nations Championship. [7]
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