Gianmarco Lucchesi
Gianmarco Lucchesi (born 10 September 2000) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays hooker for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship. [1]
| Date of birth | 10 September 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pisa, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Lucchesi has previously played for clubs such as Gran Ducato in the past. Initially he was named as Permit Player for the last part of 2019–20 Pro14 season and 2020–21 Pro14 season, but he was immediately became a full time player in the Benetton squad.[2][3][4]
In January 2020, Lucchesi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[5] From October 2020 he is also part of Italy squad, having made his test debut against Ireland during the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[6]
References
- "Gianmarco Lucchesi". Benetton Rugby.
- "SEI TALENTUOSI AZZURRINI SOTTO CONTRATTO COME PERMIT PLAYERS" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "ALTRI TRE AZZURRINI A MOGLIANO PER IL PROSSIMO CAMPIONATO PERONI TOP12". MOGLIANO RUGBY 1969.
- "Leonardo Marin si unisce al Benetton Rugby". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI CONVOCATI PER LE PRIME DUE PARTITE DEL SEI NAZIONI U20" (in Italian). Italy Rugby. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Italia: Gli azzurri convocati per preparare il match contro l'Irlanda". F.I.R. Rugby.
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