Marco Barbini (born 16 October 1990) is a retired Italian rugby union player. His usual position was in the back-row.[1]
| Date of birth | 16 October 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Padua, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb; 218 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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From 2014 to 2021, Barbini played with Italian Pro14 team Benetton.[2]
From 2009 to 2012 Barbini was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2012 he was named in the Emerging Italy squad for the 2012 IRB Nations Cup.[3] In January 2015, Barbini was called into the Italian squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship.[4] He represented Italy on 3 occasions, from 2015 to 2019.
References edit
- ^ "Marco Barbini annuncia il ritiro: «Voglio voltare pagina e costruirmi un futuro»". On Rugby.it (in Italian). 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Il Benetton Rugby saluta 10 Leoni e 4 componenti dello staff". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Italia Emergenti; contro la Romania domani in palio la Nations Cup". F.I.R. Rugby.
- ^ "Italy name four uncapped backs in Six Nations squad". ESPN. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.