Giosuè Zilocchi
Giosuè Zilocchi (born 15 January 1997) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Prop, and he currently plays for Benetton Rugby in United Rugby Championship.[1]
| Date of birth | 15 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played with Zebre from 2018 to 2022.[2][3] Zilocchi will come back in Italy to United Rugby Championship club Benetton Rugby on a two year contract from the 2023–24 season after the experience with London Irish without official caps for injury.[4][5]
In 2016 and 2017, Zilocchi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. From 2018 he was also named in the Italy squad.[6][7]
References
- "Giosuè Zilocchi". Benetton Rugby (in Italian).
- "I Due Piloni Emiliani Rimpelli e Zilocchi Rinforzano la Prima Linea delle Zebre". 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- "LE ZEBRE SALUTANO GIOSUÈ ZILOCCHI". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "London Irish sign Italy international Zilocchi | 7th April 2022 | News". London Irish. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "GIOSUÈ ZILOCCHI SI UNIRÀ AI LEONI FINO AL 30 GIUGNO 2025". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- "Convocato per il tour estivo Giosuè Zilocchi". F.I.R. Rugby.
- "Italrugby, convocati Zilocchi e Fischetti per la sfida agli All Blacks". F.I.R. Rugby.
External links
- Giosuè Zilocchi at ESPNscrum
- Giosuè Zilocchi at ItsRugby.co.uk
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