Ornel Gega

Ornel Gega (born 24 March 1990) is a retired Albanian-born Italian rugby union player. and his position was hooker.

Ornel Gega
Birth nameOrnel Gega
Date of birth (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990
Place of birthLezhë, Albania
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005−2008
2008−2010		 Rugby Paese
Treviso		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2013
2013–2015
2015–2020		 Petrarca
Mogliano
Benetton		 46
37
24		 (40)
(5)
(10)
Correct as of 12 February 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009−2010
2014−2015
2016–2017		 Italy Under 20
Emerging Italy
Italy		 7
5
15		 (10)
(0)
(15)
Correct as of 27 June 2017
Coaching career
Years Team
2020– Rugby Paese (assistant coach)

From 2015 to 2020 he played for Benetton.[1]

He was named in the Italian squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut on 6 February against France[2] He is the first Albanian-born rugby union player to have featured in a major international tournament, having played for Italy at the 2016 Six Nations Championship.

Had two outings during last season's tournament and has gone from strength to strength since then, figuring as a regular starter and producing a big display in November's victory over the Springboks.

In January 2017, he was included in the Italy squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship, in a competition where he has played 2 games before, without scoring

References
  1. "Comunicato Ornel Gega". 20 January 2020.
  2. "France vs Italy teams: Jacques Brunel names four debutants to start new era as Conor O'Shea waits in the wings". The Independent. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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