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) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a prop, and he has been playing in the United Rugby Championship for Benetton since 2016.[2]
Under contract with Mogliano, in 2015–16 Pro12 season, he named as Additional Player for Benetton Treviso in Pro 12.[3]
In 2015 and 2016 Zani was named in the Emerging Italy squad from 2017 he was also named in the Italy squad.[4] [5] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[6] On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[7] In March 2022 it was announced that his contract was extended until the end of 2024.[8]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[9]
Since 2023, he represented Italy on 25 occasions with 2 tries.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Federico Zani player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "ZANI E BUONDONNO, ALTRE DUE CONFERME IN BIANCOVERDE". Benetton Rugby. 4 April 2017.
- ^ "DAL MOGLIANO ARRIVANO BUONFIGLIO E ZANI". Benetton Rugby.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BENETTON RUGBY E FEDERICO ZANI INSIEME SINO AL 2024". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "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