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Mirco Spagnolo

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Mirco Spagnolo
Date of birth (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birthCamposampiero, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Benetton
Youth career
Camposanpiero Rugby
Valsugana Rugby Padova
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020−2021 F.I.R. Academy ()
2021−2023 Petrarca 45 (25)
2023− Benetton ()
Correct as of 25 Oct 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021 Italy Under 20 5 (5)
2022 Italy A 2 (0)
2024− Italy 1 (0)
Correct as of 2 Feb 2024

Mirco Spagnolo (born 2 January 2001) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Prop and he currently plays for Benetton in United Rugby Championship.[1]

After two seasons with Petrarca Padova, Spagnolo signed for Benetton Rugby in June 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023–24 season against the Cardiff.[2]

In 2021 Spagnolo was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[3] On 26 May 2022, for the match against Netherlands, he was named in the 30-man Emerging Italy squad for the 2022 July rugby union tests and in Italy A squad for the South African tour in the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests against Namibia and Currie Cup XV team.[4][5]

On 16 January 2024, he was named in Italy squad for 2024 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against England.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "UN NUOVO PILONE PER I LEONI: MIRCO SPAGNOLO ARRIVA AL BENETTON RUGBY". benetton Rugby. 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "UMAGA E' GLACIALE E AL DEBUTTO I LEONI ESPUGNANO CARDIFF PER 22-23". Benetton Rugby. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Italia U20, Gli Azzurrini Convocati per Il Sei Nazioni 2021".
  4. ^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI IN RADUNO A ROVIGO DAL 5 GIUGNO". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. ^ "ITALIA A IN RADUNO A TREVISO DAL 16 GIUGNO". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. ^ "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL RADUNO DI VERONA IN PREPARAZIONE AL GUINNESS SEI NAZIONI". www.federugby.it. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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