Marco Riccioni
Marco Riccioni (Teramo, 19 October 1997) is an Italian rugby union prop who currently plays for Saracens and Italy.[1] [2]
| Date of birth | 19 October 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Teramo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 126 kg (19 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Riccioni played with Italian Pro14 team Benetton from 2017 to 2021.[3][4] He joins Saracens ahead of the 2021–22 season.[5] [6]
From 2015 to 2017, Riccioni was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[7] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8]
References
- "ESPN Profile". ESPN. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- "Marco Riccioni: Saracens to sign Italy prop from Benetton". BBC Sport. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "» IN BIANCOVERDE IL CAMPIONE D'ITALIA MARCO RICCIONI". benettonrugby.it. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "Il Benetton Rugby saluta 10 Leoni e 4 componenti dello staff". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- Hancock, Lewis (24 February 2021). "Italy prop Riccioni signs for Sarries". Saracens. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "MARCO RICCIONI LASCERA' IL CLUB A FINE STAGIONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Benetton Rugby. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI PER IL WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Fir Rugby.
- "Italrugby, Conor O'shea Annuncia I 31 Giocatori Convocati per Il Mondiale".
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