Federico Zani
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| Date of birth | 9 April 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Parma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Federico Zani (born 9 April 1989) was an Italian rugby union player. His usual position was as a prop, and he has been playing in the United Rugby Championship for Benetton since 2016.
Under contract with Mogliano, in 2015–16 Pro12 season, he named as Additional Player for Benetton Treviso in Pro 12.[2] He played for Benetton from 2016 to 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season; in March 2022 it was announced that his contract was extended until the end of 2024.[3][4][5]
In 2015 and 2016 Zani was named in the Emerging Italy squad from 2017 he was also named in the Italy squad.[6] [7] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8] On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[9]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[10]
Since 2023, he represented Italy on 25 occasions with 2 tries.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Federico Zani player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "DAL MOGLIANO ARRIVANO BUONFIGLIO E ZANI". Benetton Rugby.
- ^ "BENETTON RUGBY E FEDERICO ZANI INSIEME SINO AL 2024". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "ZANI E BUONDONNO, ALTRE DUE CONFERME IN BIANCOVERDE". Benetton Rugby. 4 April 2017.
- ^ "12 GIOCATORI SALUTANO IL CLUB BIANCOVERDE" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby.it. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Portoghese, Matteo (25 May 2017). "Rugby – Italia Emergenti pronta per la Nations Cup".
- ^ "NAZIONALE, I 31 CONVOCATI PER I CREDIT AGRICOLE CARIPARMA TEST MATCH 2017". www.federugby.it.
- ^ "ITALRUGBY, CONOR O'SHEA ANNUNCIA I 31 GIOCATORI CONVOCATI PER IL MONDIALE". federugby.it.
- ^ "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO LOVOTTI. QUATTRO AZZURRI AGGREGATI AL RADUNO DELL'ITALIA A". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
- ^ "ITALRUGBY, FEDERICO ZANI LASCIA LA MAGLIA AZZURRA". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 2 November 2023.
External links[edit]
- Federico Zani at ESPNscrum
- Federico Zani at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Parma
- Rugby union players from Emilia-Romagna
- Italian rugby union players
- Italy international rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- Rugby Colorno players
- Petrarca Rugby players
- Mogliano Rugby players
- Benetton Rugby players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Gran Ducato Parma Rugby players