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Italian rugby union player

Rugby player
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)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "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.

External links

Benetton – current squad
Forwards
Backs
Coach
Italy squad – 2019 Rugby World Cup
Forwards
Backs
Coach: O'Shea
Italy squad – 2023 Rugby World Cup
Forwards
Backs
Coach: Kieran Crowley
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