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Federico Zani

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Federico Zani
Federico Zani portrait
Date of birth (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthParma
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Benetton
Youth career
2006−09 Colorno
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008−10 Colorno 10 (0)
2010−11 Gran Ducato 8 (0)
2011−14 Cus Verona 51 (70)
2014−15 Petrarca 18 (10)
2015−16 Mogliano 17 (10)
2016 →Benetton 1 (0)
2016−2024 Benetton 81 (10)
Correct as of 21 Jan 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Italy Under 20
2015−2021 Italy A 7 (0)
2017−2023 Italy 25 (10)
Correct as of 6 Oct 2023
Coaching career
Years Team
2023– Red Panthers (assistant coach)

Federico Zani (born 9 April 1989) was an Italian rugby union player. His usual position was as a prop, and he has been playing in the United Rugby Championship for Benetton since 2016. From summer 2023, he is the Coach of woman section of Red Panthers Treviso.[2]

Under contract with Mogliano, in 2015–16 Pro12 season, he was named as Additional Player for Benetton Treviso in Pro 12.[3]

He played for Benetton from 2016 to 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season; in March 2022 it was announced that his contract was extended until the end of 2024.[4][5][6]

In 2015 and 2016, Zani was named in the Emerging Italy squad from 2017 he was also named in the Italy squad.[7] [8] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[9]

On 8 November 2021, he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[10]

On 22 August 2023, he was named in Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[11]

Since 2023, he represented Italy on 25 occasions with 2 tries.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Federico Zani player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ^ "MARCO LAZZARONI E FEDERICO ZANI NELLO STAFF DEL BENETTON RUGBY" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby.it. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "DAL MOGLIANO ARRIVANO BUONFIGLIO E ZANI". Benetton Rugby.
  4. ^ "BENETTON RUGBY E FEDERICO ZANI INSIEME SINO AL 2024". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. ^ "ZANI E BUONDONNO, ALTRE DUE CONFERME IN BIANCOVERDE". Benetton Rugby. 4 April 2017.
  6. ^ "12 GIOCATORI SALUTANO IL CLUB BIANCOVERDE" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby.it. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ^ Portoghese, Matteo (25 May 2017). "Rugby – Italia Emergenti pronta per la Nations Cup".
  8. ^ "NAZIONALE, I 31 CONVOCATI PER I CREDIT AGRICOLE CARIPARMA TEST MATCH 2017". www.federugby.it.
  9. ^ "ITALRUGBY, CONOR O'SHEA ANNUNCIA I 31 GIOCATORI CONVOCATI PER IL MONDIALE". federugby.it.
  10. ^ "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO LOVOTTI. QUATTRO AZZURRI AGGREGATI AL RADUNO DELL'ITALIA A". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  11. ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
  12. ^ "ITALRUGBY, FEDERICO ZANI LASCIA LA MAGLIA AZZURRA". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 2 November 2023.
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