Manoa Vosawai
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Manoa Vosawai is an Italian
rugby union
player. He currently plays for Benetton Treviso
in Italy, and has been involved with the Italian national side
, he made his debut on August 18, 2007 in a match against . Vosawai plays as a number eight.
Vosawai was included in the Italian squad for the 2007 World Cup
, and made a substitute appearance in the Azzurri's opening match against the All Blacks
, replacing Alessandro Zanni
.
He joined Benetton Rugby Treviso
in June 2010.
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. He currently plays for Benetton 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 Italy, and has been involved with the Italian national side
Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
, he made his debut on August 18, 2007 in a match against . Vosawai plays as a number eight.
Vosawai was included in the Italian squad for the 2007 World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
, and made a substitute appearance in the Azzurri's opening match against the All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
, replacing Alessandro Zanni
Alessandro Zanni
Alessandro Zanni is an Italian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Treviso in the Super 10 in Italy. His usual position is as a number 8, but in national team he plays often as substitute of Mauro Bergamasco in openside flanker position, or in blindside flanker position.Zanni made his...
.
He joined 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 June 2010.