Filippo Alongi

Filippo Alongi (born 27 April 2000) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Prop and he currently plays for Benetton in United Rugby Championship.[1][2]

Filippo Alongi
Date of birth (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000
Place of birthPietrasanta, Italy
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight121 kg (19 st 1 lb; 267 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Benetton
Youth career
Titani
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018−2019 F.I.R. Academy ()
2019 →Zebre 2 (0)
2019−2022 Mogliano 17 (0)
2019−2022 →Benetton 19 (5)
2022− Benetton 2 (0)
Correct as of 23 Sep 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019−2020 Italy Under 20 11 (0)
2021− Italy A 4 (0)
2022− Italy 1 (0)
Correct as of 29 Jul 2023

Selected for F.I.R. Academy squad, in 2018–19 Pro14 season, Alongi was named like Additional Player for Zebre.[3] Under contract with Mogliano in Top10, from 2019 to 2022, he was also named as Permit Player for Benetton.[4][5][6]

In 2019 and 2020, Alongi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. [7] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals[8] and on 8 December he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad also for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[9] On 14 March 2022, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against Wales.[10]

References
  1. "Filippo Alongi profile". benetton Rugby.
  2. "IL PILONE FILIPPO ALONGI RINNOVA CON I LEONI FINO AL 2025". benetton Rugby. 23 April 2023.
  3. "Comunicato Zebre Rugby". Zebre Rugby.
  4. "COMINCIATA UFFICIALMENTE LA STAGIONE SPORTIVA 19/20 DEL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby. 15 July 2019.
  5. "SEI TALENTUOSI AZZURRINI SOTTO CONTRATTO COME PERMIT PLAYERS" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. "DODICI I PERMIT PLAYERS SELEZIONATI PER LA PROSSIMA STAGIONE SPORTIVA" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. "Italia, Under 20: Filippo Alongi convocato per il raduno di Roma". On Rugby (in Italian). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  8. "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  9. "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  10. "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO ALONGI IN PREPARAZIONE DEL GALLES". Federugby.it. Retrieved 14 March 2022.



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