Andrea Zambonin (Vicenza, 3 September 2000) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Lock and he currently plays for Zebre in United Rugby Championship.[1]

Andrea Zambonin
Zambonin in 2022
Date of birth (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 23)
Place of birthVicenza, Italy
Height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second Row
Current team Zebre
Youth career
Rangers Rugby Vicenza
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018−2020 F.I.R. Academy ()
2019Calvisano 1 (0)
2020−2021 Calvisano 20 (0)
2021− Zebre 29 (5)
Correct as of 24 Dec 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019−2020 Italy Under 20 6 (0)
2021− Italy A 2 (0)
2022− Italy 3 (0)
Correct as of 29 Jul 2023

Zambonin also represented Calvisano in the 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup as Additional Player.[2]

In 2019 and 2020, Zambonin was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. [3] 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.[4]

On 7 February 2022, Zambonin was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of Italy squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against England.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "LE ZEBRE RUGBY SI ASSICURANO IL TALENTO DI JACOPO TRULLA, GABRIELE VENDITTI E ANDREA ZAMBONIN". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Andrea ZAMBONIN profile and stats".
  3. ^ "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI CONVOCATI PER LE PRIME DUE PARTITE DEL SEI NAZIONI U20" (in Italian). Italy Rugby. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ^ "ITALRUGBY, convocato Zambonin verso il match contro l'Ingheilterra". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

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