Salvatore Perugini
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Salvatore Perugini is an Italian
rugby union
player, currently playing for Aironi
in the RaboDirect Pro12 club competition. He has also been capped for the Italian national team
, making his debut in 2000 against Italy
. His usual position is at prop. He previously played for Italian club Calvisano
and French side Stade Toulouse.
In April 2010 it was announced he would move to the newly formed Aironi
for the 2010/2011 season. He holds the record for most international caps (83) without scoring any points.
Perugini was selected to play for the Barbarians
when they beat New Zealand in 2009.
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, currently playing for Aironi
Aironi
Aironi Rugby are an Italian professional rugby club competing in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup. They represent the Italian regions of Lombardy and Emilia Romagna.- Home ground :...
in the RaboDirect Pro12 club competition. He has also been capped for the Italian national 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,...
, making his debut in 2000 against Italy
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
. His usual position is at prop. He previously played for Italian club Calvisano
Rugby Calvisano
Rugby Calvisano are an Italian rugby union club currently competing in National Championship of Excellence.They are based in Calvisano , in Lombardy....
and French side Stade Toulouse.
In April 2010 it was announced he would move to the newly formed Aironi
Aironi
Aironi Rugby are an Italian professional rugby club competing in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup. They represent the Italian regions of Lombardy and Emilia Romagna.- Home ground :...
for the 2010/2011 season. He holds the record for most international caps (83) without scoring any points.
Perugini was selected to play for the Barbarians
Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
when they beat New Zealand in 2009.