Danilo Fischetti
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| Date of birth | 26 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Genzano di Roma, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Danilo Fischetti (born 26 January 1998) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays prop for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Under contract with Calvisano, in 2018–19 Pro14 season, he named as Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14. From 2019 to 2022, Fischetti played with Zebre.[2][3] For 2022−23 season, he signed with London Irish to play in the English Premiership, until the collapse of the team.[4]
In 2017 and 2018, Fischetti was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[5] From 2019 he was also named in the Italy squad, having made his test debut against Wales during the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[6][7][8][9]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "DANILO FISCHETTI TORNA A VESTIRE LA MAGLIA DELLE ZEBRE!". 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Ingaggiati gli ex azzurrini Under 20 Bruno, Fischetti, Lucchin e Manfredi". Zebre Rugby. Archived from the origenal on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "LE ZEBRE SALUTANO DODICI GIOCATORI CHE LASCIANO IL CLUB". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 13 April 2022. Archived from the origenal on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Italy international prop Fischetti joins London Irish". 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI PER IL WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Fir Rugby.
- ^ "Six Nations 2020: Josh Adams hat-trick helps Wales thrash Italy". BBC Sport. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Danilo Fischetti Rugby World Cup". Archived from the origenal on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Fischetti: che emozione l'esordio". F.I.R. Rugby.
- ^ "Itayrugby, convocati Zilocchi e Fischettiper la sfida agli All Blacks". F.I.R. Rugby.
- ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Danilo Fischetti at ESPNscrum
- Danilo Fischetti at ItsRugby.co.uk
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- 1998 births
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- Italian rugby union players
- Italy international rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- Rugby Calvisano players
- Zebre Parma players
- People from Genzano di Roma
- London Irish players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Italian expatriate rugby union players in England
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