Antonio Rizzi

Antonio Rizzi (Trieste, 5 January 1998) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a fly-half and he currently plays for Zebre in Pro14.[1][2]

Antonio Rizzi
Date of birth (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998
Place of birthTrieste, Italy
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-Half
Current team Zebre
Youth career

2014−2016		 Leonorso Udine
Mogliano
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016−2017 F.I.R. Academy ()
2017−2018 Petrarca Padova 12 (45)
2018−2020 Benetton 23 (62)
2020− Zebre 37 (153)
Correct as of 30 Apr 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016−2018 Italy Under 20 21 (93)
2021− Italy A 1 (2)
Italy
Correct as of 16 May 2020

In the 2018-19 and 2019–20 Pro14 seasons, he played for Benetton.[3][4]

He played for the Italy Under 20 team, from 2016 to 2018.[5] On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[6]

In January 2020 Rizzi was named in the Italian squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[7]

References
  1. "Zebre Rugby - L'apertura Antonio Rizzi primo innesto per la stagione 20/21". Zebre Rugby Club. 22 April 2020.
  2. "Antonio Rizzi profile". Zebre Parma.
  3. "ANTONIO RIZZI E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby. 6 June 2018.
  4. "BENETTON RUGBY SALUTA GLI 8 LEONI CHE LASCIANO IL CLUB". Benetton Rugby. 16 June 2020.
  5. "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI PER IL WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Fir Rugby.
  6. "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO LOVOTTI. QUATTRO AZZURRI AGGREGATI AL RADUNO DELL'ITALIA A". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. "SEI NAZIONI, L'ITALIA A ROMA PER PREPARARE IL TORNEO". www.federugby.it.
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