Veronica Madia

Veronica Madìa (born 16 January 1995) is an Italian rugby player. She plays three-quarters center for Colorno, and for the Italy women's national rugby union team .

Veronica Madia
Date of birth (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995
Place of birthCasalmaggiore, Italy
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–Present Rugby Colorno (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–Present  Italy 32 (5)

Career

Madia entered the Colorno youth team at the age of seven, but had to stop at thirteen because the company did not have a women's team. She resumed her training at the age of 16 when this program was established by the Parmigiano club  .[1]

In 2016, she was added to the national team in which she made her debut in Bologna (two minutes from the end taking over from Maria Grazia Cioffi ) in the third match on the calendar, a 22–7 victory against Scotland, which qualified Italy, for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2]

As captain of Colorno she led the team to the 2016–17 final, which was won 32-0 by Valsugana.[3] She was part of the national squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland, in which Italy finished ninth.

She competed at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.[4] and 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship.[5]

In 2023, she competed with the Italy U20 Women's Rugby Union team.[6] At the 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship, she started against France.

References
  1. "Rugby, a Reggio Emilia scende in campo l'altra metà del cielo del 6 Nazioni - DIRE.it". 2018-04-09. Archived from the original on 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  2. "6 NAZIONI FEMMINILE, UNA BELLA ITALIA BATTE 22-7 LA SCOZIA E VOLA AI MONDIALI 2017". 2018-04-09. Archived from the original on 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  3. "VERONICA MADIA E GAIA GIACOMOLI: DUE LE COLORNESI CONTRO LA SCOZIA « Rugby Colorno". 2018-03-31. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. "Ireland claim bonus point win over Italy to take third place in Six Nations". independent. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  5. "In Focus: Italy". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  6. "Italy win on Spain's centenary". Scrum Queens. 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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