Debora Ballarini
 Debora Ballarini in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Ravenna, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5.6 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (10.7 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Debora Ballarini (born 27 July 1987) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Rugby Riviera 1975 ASD and the Italy women's national rugby union team.
Sporting career
[edit]Ballarini previously played for the Pesaro Mustangs when she was called up to the Italy women's national rugby union team for the 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship,[1] and continued to play for them during the following season.[2] By 2015, she had transferred to Rugby Riviera 1975 ASD.[3]
In 2018, Ballarini was involved in promoting and supporting a charity running event along with several other sportswomen, to support work to prevent violence against women.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gai e Ballarini pronte per il 6 Nazioni femminile". AltaRimini (in Italian). 2 February 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "2013 Six Nations: Italy Women 15-16 Wales Women". BBC Sport. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "In Short". La Nuova (in Italian). 16 January 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Le sportive danno il volto alla corsa contro la violenza". La Nuova (in Italian). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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