Stephen Lorenzo Varney (born 16 May 2001) is a professional rugby union player who primarily plays scrum-half for Gloucester of the English Premiership. Although Welsh-born, he represents Italy at international level, having made his test debut against Scotland in 2020 during the Autumn Nations Cup. Varney has previously played for clubs such as Hartpury in the past.[2]
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| Full name | Stephen Lorenzo Varney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Carmarthen, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hartpury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career edit
Varney comes from Rhoshill, Pembrokeshire, and played for Crymych RFC.[3] In 2020 he was named for Italy U20 squad, for which he qualifies through his Italian mother, Valeria.[4] Varney was named in the Italy Under 20 squad for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[5]
Varney made his international debut for Italy, from the bench, in 2020 in the Autumn Nations Cup against Scotland.[6] He was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Stephen Varney player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "The Welsh teen who's just guided Italy to victory over Wales!". 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Stephen Varney, a Welsh speaker making his first Test start against Wales". 4 December 2020.
- ^ Dave Parkinson (13 October 2020). "Wales and Italy come calling for former Crymych rugby stars". Tivyside Advertiser. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Italy 17 Scotland 28 RECAP: Bonus point win for Gregor Townsend's men in Autumn Nations Cup opener". Scotsman. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
External links edit
- Stephen Varney at Premiership Rugby
- Stephen Varney at ESPNscrum
- Stephen Varney at ItsRugby.co.uk
