Michele Rizzo
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Michele Rizzo is an Italian
rugby union
player. His preferred position is prop but he can also play as a hooker. He currently plays for Benetton Rugby Treviso
in the Italian RaboDirect Pro12 competition and the Heineken Cup
. He has been capped twice by the Italy national rugby union team
, playing 4 minutes against Australia
in 2005 and 48 minutes against South Africa
in 2008.
He grew up playing for Petrarca Padova Rugby, of which he also was the captain for two seasons (2007–08 and 2008–09).
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 prop but he can also play as a hooker. 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 Italian RaboDirect Pro12 competition and the 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 has been capped twice by the Italy national rugby union team
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,...
, playing 4 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 and 48 minutes against South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
in 2008.
He grew up playing for Petrarca Padova Rugby, of which he also was the captain for two seasons (2007–08 and 2008–09).