Marco Manfredi (Freiburg, 18 September 1997) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Hooker and he currently plays for Zebre in Pro14.[1]
| Date of birth | 18 September 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Freiburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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From 2016 to 2018 he played with Espoirs team of Montpellier Hérault. Under contract with Top10 team Calvisano, for 2017–18 Pro14 season, he named as Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14.[2] He played with Italian team Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship from summer 2019 to 2023–24 season.[3][4]
Manfredi signed for Benetton Rugby in May 2024 ahead of the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of United Rugby Championship in the 2024–25 season against the Scarlets.[5]
In 2016, Manfredi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. [6] On the 29 January 2023, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against Scotland in the last match.[7]
For injury cover, On 24 September 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[8]
References
edit- ^ "MARCO MANFREDI RINFORZA IL PACK DEI LEONI" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby.it. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Marco Manfredi è concentrato sull'inizio della stagione: Siamo un bel gruppo, stiamo lavorando sodo e penso che protremmo ottenere buoni risultati". Zebre Rugby.
- ^ "Ingaggiati gli ex azzurrini Under 20 Fishetti, Lucchin e Manfredi". Zebre Rugby.
- ^ "LE ZEBRE SALUTANO NOVE ATLETI CHE LASCIANO IL CLUB". Zebre Parma. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "A MONIGO I LEONI DEBUTTANO PAREGGIANDO 20-20 CONTRO GLI SCARLETS". 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "ITALIA U20, I CONVOCATI DI TRONCON PER IL WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP DI MANCHESTER". F.I.R.Rugby.
- ^ "Italy name training squad ahead of 2023 Guinness Six Nations". Six Nations Rugby. 10 January 2023.
- ^ "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO MARCO MANFREDI PER LA FASE A GIRONI DELLA RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 24 September 2023.
External links
edit- Zebre profile
- Rugby Pass profile
- Marco Manfredi at All.Rugby
- Marco Manfredi at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Marco Manfredi at European Professional Club Rugby
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