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Giovanni Pettinelli (ⓘ; born 13 March 1996) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays flanker for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship. He has also represented Italy at international level.[1]
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| Date of birth | 13 March 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Venice, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career edit
Pettinelli began his career at Calvisano in the Top12 before moving to Benetton ahead of the 2018–19 Pro14 season.[2] While at Calvisano he made a single loan appearance for Zebre against Ospreys in the Pro12 on 2 September 2016.[3][4]
Pettinelli was a member of the Italy squad at the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship,[3] and he scored a try against Ireland in the fourth round.[5] He was also a member of the Italy squad at the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship[6] and of the Emerging Italy squad for the annual World Rugby Nations Cup in 2018.[2] 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, having made his test debut against Argentina during the 2021 Autumn Nations Series.[7]
Pettinelli was called up to the Italy squad for the first time ahead of the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[8] On 31 October 2021, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 34-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.He made his debut against Argentina.[9]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Giovanni Pettinelli player profile". Benetton Rugby. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b "New Recruits: Benetton Rugby". European Professional Club Rugby. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Giovanni Pettinelli player profile". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Pro12: Ospreys 59-5 Zebre". BBC Sport. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Wales on verge of historic U20 Six Nations title". World Rugby. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Tough challenge for Italy". World Rugby. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Rugby, Sei Nazioni 2020: il nuovo ct Smith e il nuovo capitano Bigi per riportare gli azzurri alla vittoria Il calendario". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LE AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
External links edit
- Giovanni Pettinelli at ESPNscrum
- Giovanni Pettinelli at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Giovanni Pettinelli at United Rugby Championship
- Giovanni Pettinelli at European Professional Club Rugby
- Giovanni Pettinelli at Benetton Rugby
