Giovanni Pettinelli
Giovanni Pettinelli (born 13 March 1996 in Venice, Italy) is an Italian professional rugby union footballer. He plays as a flanker for Benetton Rugby.[1]
| Birth name | Giovanni Pettinelli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 March 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Venice, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pettinelli began his career at Calvisano in the Top12 before moving to Benetton ahead of the 2018–19 Pro14 season.[2] While at Calvisano he made a single loan appearance for Zebre against Ospreys in the Pro12 on 2 September 2016.[3][4]
Pettinelli was a member of the Italy squad at the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship,[3] and he scored a try against Ireland in the fourth round.[5] He was also a member of the Italy squad at the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship[6] and of the Emerging Italy squad for the annual World Rugby Nations Cup in 2018.[2] On the 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[7]
Pettinelli was called up to the Italy squad for the first time ahead of the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[8] On the 31 October 2021, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 34-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.He made his debut against Argentina.[9]
References
- "Giovanni Pettinelli player profile". Benetton Rugby. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "New Recruits: Benetton Rugby". European Professional Club Rugby. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Giovanni Pettinelli player profile". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Pro12: Ospreys 59-5 Zebre". BBC Sport. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Wales on verge of historic U20 Six Nations title". World Rugby. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Tough challenge for Italy". World Rugby. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- "Rugby, Sei Nazioni 2020: il nuovo ct Smith e il nuovo capitano Bigi per riportare gli azzurri alla vittoria Il calendario". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LE AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.