Roland de Marigny
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Roland de Marigny is an Italian
rugby union footballer. His normal position is fullback though he can also play centre or fly-half.
His parents originated from Mauritius
.
He developed his rugby skills whilst at Westville Boys' High, a school known for producing rugby talent such as former Springbok
Tim Cocks and Shaun Payne
.
He went on to play in Wales with Bangor and Llanelli and Super 12
with the Blue Bulls and Natal Sharks. He moved to Italy originally to play for Overmach Parma
for the 2000-2001 season.
Roland opted to play international rugby union for Italy, qualifying for them after playing there for more than five years in the domestic league. He made his Azzurri
debut as a replacement in the 2004 Six Nations against the then newly-crowned World Champions England
. He followed this up in the following week when he made his first start against France
in Paris and was part of the side which beat Scotland
in Rome that season. His brother Marc de Marigny is a South Africa national rugby union team
sevens player and has previously captained the SA sevens side.
Roland joined Leeds Tykes
for the 2005/6 season.
Roland scored Italy's last gasp try that ultimately denied Ireland their first 6 Nations triumph
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 footballer. His normal position is fullback though he can also play centre or fly-half.
His parents originated from Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
.
He developed his rugby skills whilst at Westville Boys' High, a school known for producing rugby talent such as former Springbok
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...
Tim Cocks and Shaun Payne
Shaun Payne
Shaun Payne is a South African-born, Irish-qualified retired rugby union player, now Manager for Irish province, and former club, Munster.-Munster:...
.
He went on to play in Wales with Bangor and Llanelli and Super 12
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
with the Blue Bulls and Natal Sharks. He moved to Italy originally to play for Overmach Parma
Parma Rugby
Rugby Parma F.C. is an Italian rugby union club. They are based in Parma in Emilia-Romagna. They were known as Overmach Rugby Parma for sponsorship reasons.-History:...
for the 2000-2001 season.
Roland opted to play international rugby union for Italy, qualifying for them after playing there for more than five years in the domestic league. He made his Azzurri
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,...
debut as a replacement in the 2004 Six Nations against the then newly-crowned World Champions England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
. He followed this up in the following week when he made his first start against France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
in Paris and was part of the side which beat Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
in Rome that season. His brother Marc de Marigny is a South Africa national rugby union team
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...
sevens player and has previously captained the SA sevens side.
Roland joined Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Carnegie is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, currently playing in the RFU Championship. In recent years, they have bounced between the Premiership and the second-level National Division One, now known as the RFU Championship; they were either promoted or relegated...
for the 2005/6 season.
Roland scored Italy's last gasp try that ultimately denied Ireland their first 6 Nations triumph