Alessandro Moscardi is an Italian

Italy

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 former rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player. He played as a hooker.

Moscardi was born in Rovigo

Rovigo

Rovigo is a town and comune in the Veneto region of North-Eastern Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. -Geography:...

, Veneto

Veneto

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. He made his debut for Italy in 1993, when Portugal provided the opposition, and played 45 internationals, including 17 as captain.

In the Autumn of 2000 he was made captain by coach Brad Johnstone

Brad Johnstone

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. His last appearance in the Azzurri shirt was in the 2002 Six Nations tournament against England.

He led Treviso to the Italian title before announcing his retirement from club rugby in the summer of 2003.

External links

• RBS 6 Nations profile