With the World Rugby Classic set for November 8th start, www.islandstats.com will daily release a team roster as provided by the World Rugby Classic organizers.
Italy’s most capped player Massimo Giovanelli will line up. He played as a flanker. He was one of the best Italian rugby players of his generation.
Giovanelli started his career at his local team of Rugby Noceto Football Club, being promoted to the first category in 1984. He would play there until 1990/91, moving then to Amatori Rugby Milano, which he represented from 1991/92 to 1996/97. It was the most successful time of his career, winning three Italian Championship titles, in 1992/93, 1994/95 and 1995/96 and one Cup of Italy, in 1994/95. He moved to France in 1997, where he would play for Paris Université Club Rugby during one season, moving then to RC Narbonne, where he would stay for the season of 1998/99. Giovanelli returned to Italy, playing then for Rugby Rovigo (1999/2000). He left competition for some years due to an eye problem, but returned for a final spell with Rugby Colomo, where he would play from 2003/04 to 2006/07, finishing his career aged 40.
Today we bring you the Classic Italy team.
Classic Italy
Piergiorgio Menapace - Prop
Fabio Berzieri - Hooker
Stefano Saviozzi - Hooker
Simone Varroto - Hooker
Mattia Filippini - Lock
Ramiro Cassina - Lock
Eduardo Vaggi - Lock
Paco Ogert - Lock
Luis Otano - Flanker
Ricardo Bergamin - Flanker
Massimo Giovannelli - Flanker
Michele Birtig - Flanker
Michele Ercolino - Flanker
Fabrizio Parisse - Flanker
Enrique Podesta
Simon Picone - Scrumhalf
Denis Pardie - Scrumhalf
Ramiro Pez - Outhalf
Simone Carlesi - Centre
Fabio Faggiotto - Centre
Luca Martin - Centre
Roberto Pedrazzi - Centre
Ignazio Marinoara - Centre
Sandro Ceppolino - Centre
Marco Stanojevic - Wing
Marco Baroni - Wing
Marcello Ronchetti - Wing
Alfredo de Angelis - Fullback
Gabrielle Biagotti - Fullback
Marcello Cuttitta - Manager
Giuseppe Balasso - Asst. Manager
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