Ivan Nemer (born 22 April 1998) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship. He was banned by the club for his racist attitude from January 2023 to June 2023.[1] He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against New Zealand during the 2021 Autumn Nations Series. Nemer has previously played for clubs such as Mar del Plata in the past.[2][3]
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| Date of birth | 22 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editOn 31 October 2021, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of Italy 34-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut against All Blacks.[4]
Nemer gave a banana peel to his national team mate, Cherif Traoré.[5] He was disqualified for six months by the federal judges. During the suspension, he was ordered to work on the FIR Migrants Project.[6] He waived his right to appeal the sentence.[7]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[8]
Personal life
editBorn in Argentina, Nemer is of Italian descent via a grandparent.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Benetton suspend Nemer after rotten banana incident". BBC Sport.
- ^ "IVAN NEMER E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby.
- ^ "Benetton recruits Argentine prop Ivan Nemer". Americas Rugby News.
- ^ "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LE AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Cherif Traoré, una banana marcia dai compagni come regalo di Natale: "Quelle risate mi hanno fatto male". Poi le scuse, accettate" (in Italian). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ admin@bnt (27 January 2023). "COMUNICATO STAMPA FIR E DICHIARAZIONE IVAN NEMER" (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Rugby, banana al compagno originario della Guinea: Nemer squalificato sei mesi" (in Italian). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
- ^ News, Americas Rugby (2 July 2022). "Ivan Nemer creates try of the year candidate".
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External links
edit- Iván Nemer at ESPNscrum
- Iván Nemer at ItsRugby.co.uk
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