Iacopo Bianchi
| Full name | Iacopo Bianchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Arezzo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iacopo Bianchi[note 1] (born Arezzo, 5 May 1998) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Flanker and he currently plays for Zebre in Pro14.[4]
For 2018–19 Pro14 season, Bianchi was named as Additional Player for Zebre and in 2019–20 Pro14 season he was named as Permit Player ever for Zebre.[5][6]
In 2017 and 2018, Bianchi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[7]
Notes
- ^ There are different spellings of Bianchi's name in use. Zebre rugby lists the spelling of his first name as Iacopo,[1] which is also used by the Pro14 in their news sources, but several other website lists his name as Jacopo Bianchi. Both variants yield several search results from reliable sources.[2][3] The player hasn't publicly commented on his preferred name spelling.
References
- ^ "Iacopo Bianchi". Zebre. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Iacopo Bianchi - Google News Search". Google. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Jacopo Bianchi - Google Search". Google. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Zebre Rugby Club - Cinque giovani talenti italiani per le Zebre del futuro". Zebre Rugby Club. June 1, 2020.
- ^ "LUNEDI 3 GIUGNO L'INIZIO DELLA STAGIONE 2019-20. 5 PERMIT PLAYERS E 5 GIOCATORI AGGREGATI". Zebre Rugby Club. May 31, 2019.
- ^ "Iacopo Bianchi". Zebre Rugby Club.
- ^ "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI PER IL WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Fir Rugby.