Giordana Duca (born 18 September 1992) is an Italian rugby union player.[1] She plays as a lock for Valsugana. She has 34 caps with the Italy national rugby union team.[2]
 Duca in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Frascati, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editShe competed at the 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship, 2021 Rugby World Cup,[3] and 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship.[4][5]
She played for Frascati and Red & Blue Rugby. She was called up for the 2018 Six Nations during which she made her national debut in Reggio Emilia against England and played a total of 4 matches.
The following November, she played in Calvisano against Scotland during test matches at the end of the year, and scored her first international goal.
After a season with Capitolina Rugby team, Duca played in Padua with Valsugana starting from the 2019-20 sports season.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Giordana Duca". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ Montemauri, Lorenzo (2020-02-14). "Rugby - Giordana Duca - rugby - Nazionale femminile - Italia". On Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Giordana Duca of Italy is tackled during the Pool B Rugby World Cup..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Experience and youth in 33-player Italy squad". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ Max. "Giordana Duca". Women's Rugby Data : Number 1 for Women's Rugby. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Valsu Girls d'esportazione Ruzza adieu: destinazione Parigi". Il Mattino di Padova (in Italian). 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2022-11-16.