Gabriele Venditti (born 25 April 1997) is a Polish-born Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays lock for Hunter Wildfires in Australian Shute Shield.
Date of birth | 25 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Pyskowice, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 135 kg (298 lb; 21 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career edit
Venditti previously played for clubs such as Lazio and Calvisano. Under contract with Calvisano, in 2020–21 Pro14 season, he was named as Additional Player for Zebre.[1] From 2020 to 2023 he played for Zebre Parma in the United Rugby Championship.[2][3] In Autumn 2023 he shortly come back in Calvisano in Italian Serie A.[4][5]
In 2016 and 2017, Venditti was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "CINQUE GIOVANI DEBUTTANTI NELLA FORMAZIONE DELLE ZEBRE SCELTA PER LA SFIDA COL MUNSTER". Zebre Rugby Club. 29 November 2020.
- ^ "LE ZEBRE RUGBY SI ASSICURANO IL TALENTO DI JACOPO TRULLA, GABRIELE VENDITTI E ANDREA ZAMBONIN". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "TREDICI ATLETI E UN COMPONENTE DELLO STAFF TECNICO DELLE ZEBRE SALUTANO IL CLUB". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "BENTORNATO GABRIELE VENDITTI!". Rugby Calvisano. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "GRAZIE GABO VENDITTI!". Rugby Calvisano. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Italia Under 20: i convocati per il raduno di Parma". F.I.R. Rugby.
- ^ "Italia Under 20: i convocati di Troncon per il World Rugby U20 Championship". F.I.R. Rugby.
External links edit
- Gabriele Venditti at ESPNscrum
- Gabriele Venditti at ItsRugby.co.uk