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 United Rugby Championship.[1]
| Date of birth | 18 October 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Treviso, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] On 13 January 2024 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[7]
References edit
- ^ "I giovani talenti Favretto e Zuliani in Biancoverde sino al 2023". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "ALONGI E FAVRETTO NUOVI PERMIT PLAYERS DELLA BENETTON TREVISO". MOGLIANO RUGBY 1969 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "SEI TALENTUOSI AZZURRINI SOTTO CONTRATTO COME PERMIT PLAYERS" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI CONVOCATI PER LE PRIME DUE PARTITE DEL SEI NAZIONI U20". www.federugby.it. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATI BRUNO, FAVRETTO E ZAMBONIN PER IL RADUNO DI ROMA". Italian Rugby Federation (in Italian). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "SELEZIONE ITALIANA U23, DOMENICA LA TERZA SFIDA ALLE COMBINED ACADEMIES IRLANDESI". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
External links edit
- Riccardo Favretto at ESPNscrum
- Riccardo Favretto at ItsRugby.co.uk
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