Giovanbattista Venditti
 Venditti playing for Italy against the Wallabies, 24 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Giovanbattista Venditti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Avezzano, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb; 245 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giovanbattista Venditti (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˌvambatˈtista venˈditti] ; born 27 March 1990) is a retired Italian rugby union player for of Italian national rugby union team. He represented Italy on 44 occasions and he normally played as a wing. In January 2012 he was called up to the Italian team for the 2012 Six Nations Championship.[1] [2][3][4] He made his Italian debut against France on 4 February 2012. He scored his first try for Italy in his second game against England.[5]
Venditti played for Aironi from 2010 to 2012 and Zebre from 2012 to 2020 with exception for 2016-16 when he signed for Newcastle Falcons .[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bentornato Giamba". 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Italrugby, Concluso Il Primo Raduno dell'era Crowley a Pergine Valsugana".
- ^ "Italy reveal Six Nations squad". RTÉ Sport. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Italy call up 4 uncapped players for Six Nations". Rugbyweek.com. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Brunel overhauls Italy for his 6 Nations debut". Sports Illustrated. 1 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "Le Zebre Rugby Salutano Otto Giocatori Che Lasciano Il Club". 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
External links
[edit]- Giovanbattista Venditti at ESPNscrum
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