Federico_Zani

Federico Zani

Federico Zani

Italian rugby union player

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    "Federico Zani player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. [2]
    "ZANI E BUONDONNO, ALTRE DUE CONFERME IN BIANCOVERDE". Benetton Rugby. 4 April 2017.
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    "DAL MOGLIANO ARRIVANO BUONFIGLIO E ZANI". Benetton Rugby.
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    Portoghese, Matteo (25 May 2017). "Rugby – Italia Emergenti pronta per la Nations Cup".
  5. [5]
    "NAZIONALE, I 31 CONVOCATI PER I CREDIT AGRICOLE CARIPARMA TEST MATCH 2017". www.federugby.it.
  6. [6]
    "ITALRUGBY, CONOR O'SHEA ANNUNCIA I 31 GIOCATORI CONVOCATI PER IL MONDIALE". federugby.it.
  7. [7]
    "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO LOVOTTI. QUATTRO AZZURRI AGGREGATI AL RADUNO DELL'ITALIA A". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  8. [8]
    "BENETTON RUGBY E FEDERICO ZANI INSIEME SINO AL 2024". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. [9]
    "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
  10. [10]
    "ITALRUGBY, FEDERICO ZANI LASCIA LA MAGLIA AZZURRA". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 2 November 2023.
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