Alessandro Zanni | |
Birth Name: | Alessandro Zanni |
Birth Date: | 1984 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Udine, Italy |
Weight: | 106.5kg (234.8lb) |
Ru Position: | Flanker / Number 8 |
Ru Clubyears: | 2003−2005 2005–2009 2009–2020 |
Ru Proclubs: | Udine Calvisano Benetton Treviso |
Ru Clubcaps: | 17 68 137 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (50) (60) (55) |
Ru Clubupdate: | 28 August 2015 |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2004–2005 2005–2020 |
Ru Nationalteam: | Italy U21 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 119 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (?) (20) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 22 Feb 2020 |
Ru Coachyears: | 2020– |
Ru Coachclubs: | Benetton (assistant coach) |
Alessandro Zanni (born 31 January 1984 in Udine)[1] is a former Italian rugby union player who has played over 100 times for . His usual position was a number 8, but in national team and Benetton he has played openside flanker, blindside flanker and Lock.[2] [3]
Zanni made his debut for the Italian national team in November 2005 in a Test against [4] and has been a regular in the Italian test team ever since winning his 100th cap against on 4 February 2018.[5]
About Rugby World Cup, on 21 August 2011, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.,[6] on 24 August 2015, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup[7] and on 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8] He also parteciped to 2007 Rugby World Cup.