Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1973-06-01) 1 June 1973 (age 51) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bellegarde, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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David Venditti (born 1 June 1973) is a French former rugby union international who represented France in 14 Test matches between 1996 and 2000.
A Bellegarde youth player, Venditti started his senior career at Bourgoin-Jallieu. He later moved to CA Brive and was a member of the team which defeated Leicester in the 1997 Heineken Cup final.
Venditti made his debut for France against the Springboks in 1996 and was on the wing in all four matches of France's grand slam winning 1997 Five Nations campaign. He scored a hat-trick of tries in the win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road, which was his first appearance in a Five Nations match.
See also
References
- "Valserhône. Coup d'œil sur les internationaux formés à l'école bellegardienne". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 7 August 2019.
- "Massive central role for Venditti". The Guardian. 25 January 1997.
- "One To Watch - David Venditti". South Wales Echo. 17 January 1997.
- "French hat-trick stumps Irish". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 January 1997.
External links
- David Venditti at ESPNscrum