Pietro Ceccarelli

Pietro Ceccarelli (born 16 February 1992) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays prop for Brive of the Top 14. He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against Ireland during the 2016 Six Nations Championship. Ceccarelli has previously played for clubs such as Lazio, La Rochelle, Mâcon, Zebre Parma, Oyonnax, and Edinburgh in the past.[1]

Pietro Ceccarelli
Ceccarelli in 2023
Date of birth (1992-02-16) 16 February 1992
Place of birthRome, Italy
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Brive
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Lazio 1 (0)
2014 La Rochelle 1 (0)
2014–2015 Mâcon 13 (0)
2015–2018 Zebre Parma 46 (0)
2017–2018 Oyonnax 23 (0)
2018–2020 Edinburgh 24 (0)
2021– Brive 44 (10)
Correct as of 4 Mar 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2012 Italy U20 11 (0)
2013 Italy A 3 (0)
2014 Emerging Italy 3 (0)
2016– Italy 29 (0)
Correct as of 26 Aug 2023

Professional career

After the experience with La Rochelle, he played for Zebre, in 2015–16 Pro12 and 2016–17 Pro12 seasons.[2][3][4][5] From 2018 to 2020 he come back to Pro14 with Edinburgh Rugby[6][7][8] In Top14 he also played with Oyonnax in 2017–18 Top 14 season.[9]

From 2011 to 2012 Ceccarelli was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and from 2013 to 2015 in the Emerging Italy squad.[10][11]

In March 2016 he was named in the Italian squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.[12]

On 22nd August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[13]

References
  1. "Pietro Ceccarelli signe au CA Brive jusqu'en 2022".
  2. "Stagione 2014/2015". Zebre Rugby Club.
  3. "Zebre Rugby - Tre giovani italiani firmano col XV del Nord-Ovest: Ceccarelli, Ruzza e Violi". www.zebrerugby.eu. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. "Stagione 2015/16".
  5. "La stagione 2016-2017 - Zebre Rugby Parma".
  6. "Pietro Ceccarelli". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. "Edinburgh sign Italy prop Pietro Ceccarelli on one-year deal".
  8. "Italian International prop Ceccarelli re-signs".
  9. "Pietro Ceccarelli rejoint l'US Oyonnax Rugby ! – OYONNAX RUGBY".
  10. "Italia Emerging: I 27 Azzurri per la Tblisi Cup".
  11. "Nazionale emergenti, 30 convocati per preparare la irb nations cup 2013 - Nazionale italiana rugby - Rugbymeet - il social network del rugby".
  12. "RUGBY, SEI NAZIONI: BRUNEL CONVOCA CECCARELLI e CASTROGIOVANNI - Sport - Repubblica.it".
  13. "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.


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