Stephen Varney

Stephen Lorenzo Varney (born 16 May 2001) is a Welsh-born Italian rugby union player who plays for Gloucester Rugby in Premiership Rugby, and plays for the Italy national rugby union team.[1]

Stephen Varney
Birth nameStephen Lorenzo Varney
Date of birth (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001
Place of birthRhoshill, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
SchoolHartpury College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Gloucester Rugby
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018- Gloucester 19 (20)
2018-2019 →Hartpury College 2 (0)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Italy U20 2 (5)
2020− Italy 12 (5)
Correct as of 27 Feb 2022

Coming from Rhoshill, Pembrokeshire, and having played for Crymych RFC,[2] in 2020 he was named for Italy U20 squad, for which he qualifies through his Italian mother, Valeria.[3]

In January 2020, Varney was named in the Italy Under 20 squad for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[4]

He made his international debut for Italy, from the bench, in the Autumn Nations Cup against Scotland that year.[5]

References
  1. "The Welsh teen who's just guided Italy to victory over Wales!". 25 April 2019.
  2. "Stephen Varney, a Welsh speaker making his first Test start against Wales". 4 December 2020.
  3. Dave Parkinson (13 October 2020). "Wales and Italy come calling for former Crymych rugby stars". Tivyside Advertiser. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI CONVOCATI PER LE PRIME DUE PARTITE DEL SEI NAZIONI U20" (in Italian). Italy Rugby. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. "Italy 17 Scotland 28 RECAP: Bonus point win for Gregor Townsend's men in Autumn Nations Cup opener". Scotsman. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.


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