Piergianni Farina (born 1 June 1959 in Bassano del Grappa) is a former Italian rugby union player who played as flanker and number 8.
| Date of birth | 1 July 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bassano del Grappa, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coming from Rugby Bassano,[1] Farina later moved to Padua, playing for Petrarca Rugby.
With the Paduan team, Farina became Italian champion for four consecutive seasons.
He played three matches with the Italy national team: debuting in the 1985-87 FIRA Trophy against France A1, he was among the starting members in two 1987 Rugby World Cup matches: against New Zealand and Fiji, in the former as flanker and in the latter, as number eight.
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Various Authors, Attimi senza tempo. Bassano del Grappa, Editrice Artistica Bassano 2001 (biographic traits of sportspeople from Veneto).
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