Gabriele Rubini
| Place of birth | Frascati, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gabriele Rubini (born 29 June 1983 in Frascati, Italy) is a former semi-professional Italian rugby player and currently he is a television presenter for DMAX.
Sporting career
Frascatano is the brother of professional rugby player Giulio Rubini Gabriele . He played rugby from an early age, after making his debut in 2002 for Rugby Roma Olimpic against Parma; he became an athlete of national status, so that the Italian Rugby Federation delayed his transfer to the following season.[2] Between 2003 and 2005 he played for Rome, making a total of 12 appearances in Series A games.[3]
At the end of the season he moved to New Zealand, and was recruited by Poneke Rugby Club near Wellington. To earn his living, he began working in a restaurant, and thus developed an interest in culinary arts alongside his passion for rugby.[4]
Returning to Italy in 2007 he played for Rovigo in the Super 10 league, and from 2008, first in Series A, then in Excellence with Lazio until a ligament injury ended his sporting career in 2011.
Meanwhile, he had trained as a chef with an international course from which had graduated in 2010.
TV Programs
References
- ^ it:Gabriele Rubini
- ^ "Comunicato federale n. 6 Stagione Sportiva 2003-2004" (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Rugby. 10 March 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Elenco presenze in prima squadra" (in Italian). Rugby Roma Olimpic. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Gabriele Rubini aka Chef Rubio, un flanker tra cibo e fornelli". On Rugby. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ DMAX program e-bisuniti (in Italian)