Antonio Pavanello
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Antonio Pavanello is an Italian
rugby union
player. His preferred position is in the Second Row although he can also play equally well in the back-row. He currently plays for Benetton Rugby Treviso
in the RaboDirect Pro12 competition and the European Heineken Cup
. He began his career at his hometown club Rugby Rovigo
where he made a good enough impression to be selected for Italy at Under 19, Under 21 and 'A'
levels. He transferred to the traditionally more successful Treviso club in 2005. During his time in Treviso he has been capped five times by the taly national rugby union team], playing 11 minutes against Argentina
and 29 minutes against Australia
in 2005. He gained his third cap against Argentina in 2007 playing 6 minutes as a replacement.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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. His preferred position is in the Second Row although he can also play equally well in the back-row. He currently plays for Benetton Rugby Treviso
Benetton Rugby Treviso
Benetton Rugby Treviso are an Italian professional rugby union club currently competing in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup.They are based in Treviso in Veneto, and owned by the Benetton clothing company....
in the RaboDirect Pro12 competition and the European Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
. He began his career at his hometown club Rugby Rovigo
Rugby Rovigo
Rugby Rovigo Delta are an Italian rugby union club currently competing in Super 10.They are based in Rovigo in Veneto....
where he made a good enough impression to be selected for Italy at Under 19, Under 21 and 'A'
Italy A national rugby union team
The Italy A national rugby union team are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side. They compete every year in the IRB Nations Cup.-Fixtures:IRB Nations Cup 2010...
levels. He transferred to the traditionally more successful Treviso club in 2005. During his time in Treviso he has been capped five times by the taly national rugby union team], playing 11 minutes against Argentina
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
and 29 minutes against Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
in 2005. He gained his third cap against Argentina in 2007 playing 6 minutes as a replacement.