Riccardo Favretto

Riccardo Favretto (Treviso, 18 October 2001) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Lock and he currently plays for Benetton in Pro14.[1]

Riccardo Favretto
Date of birth (2001-10-18) 18 October 2001
Place of birthTreviso, Italy
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Benetton
Youth career



2018−2019
Silea Rugby
Mogliano
Casale
Benetton
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019−2021 Mogliano 8 (0)
2020−2021Benetton 15 (5)
2021− Benetton 3 (0)
Correct as of 16 Oct 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Italy Under 20 3
2021− Italy 1 (0)
2021− Italy A 1 (0)
Correct as of 1 November 2021

Under contract with Mogliano, for the last matches of 2019–20 Pro14 season and for 2020–21 Pro14 season, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton.[2][3]

In 2020, Favretto was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[4] From March 2021 he is also part of Italy squad.[5] 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.[6]

References

  1. "I giovani talenti Favretto e Zuliani in Biancoverde sino al 2023". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. "ALONGI E FAVRETTO NUOVI PERMIT PLAYERS DELLA BENETTON TREVISO". MOGLIANO RUGBY 1969 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. "SEI TALENTUOSI AZZURRINI SOTTO CONTRATTO COME PERMIT PLAYERS" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI CONVOCATI PER LE PRIME DUE PARTITE DEL SEI NAZIONI U20". www.federugby.it. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATI BRUNO, FAVRETTO E ZAMBONIN PER IL RADUNO DI ROMA". Italian Rugby Federation (in Italian). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.


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