Andrea Masi
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Andrea Masi | |
| Date of birth | 30 March 1981 | |
| Place of birth | L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy | |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) [1] | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Centre, Fullback, Wing, Fly-half | |
| Current club | Aironi | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1997–2003 2003–2006 2006–2009 2009–2011 2011– |
L'Aquila Viadana Biarritz Racing Aironi |
103 (59) 44 (50) 37 (15) 33 (29) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 1999– | Italy | 64 (65) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Andrea Masi (born in L'Aquila 30 March 1981) is an Italian rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centres but he has also played at fly-half and at full-back. He currently plays for the Italian franchise in the RaboDirect Pro12, Aironi. Masi has also been capped for the national team, and was a part of their squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France and the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Masi was born in L'Aquila, Abruzzo. He was recognized as a talented player at an early age, and he made his debut for L'Aquila at the age of 16. He was soon called up for national selection, and made his international debut for Italy against Spain in 1999. He became a regular in the Italian squad, but did not feature in the Six Nations until 2003 when he appeared against England. He joined Viadana in 2003 and was also included in Italy's squad for the World Cup in Australia that year. He had his 2005 season disrupted by injury. In the 2008 Six Nations Championship, new coach Nick Mallett played Masi at fly-half, a role he had not played before but many experts believed this move was unsuccessful and he was moved to full-back for the start of the 2009 Six Nations Championship.
In March 2011, Masi was named the 2011 Six Nations Player of the Championship. Masi scored Italy's late try in their first ever Championship win against France.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ "FrenchRugbyClub Racing-Métro 92 squad". FrenchRugbyClub.com. http://frenchrugbyclub.com/Players/Racing-Metro-Players.html. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ "Masi wins Six Nations player award". Irish Times. 23 March 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/2011/0323/1224292941395.html. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ "Italy's Andrea Masi voted Player of the Six Nations". BBC News Sport. 23 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9434076.stm. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
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