Marcos Gallorini (born 11 October 2004) is an Italian rugby union player, who primarily plays prop for Benetton Rugby in United Rugby Championship and Mogliano in the Italian Serie A Elite, on loan as Permit Player.[2][3][4]
| Full name | Marcos Francesco Gallorini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 October 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Arezzo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 133 kg (293 lb; 20 st 13 lb)} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editMarcos Gallorini started his career in his home town with Vasari Rugby Arezzo,[5][6] before moving to Rome and the Unione Rugby Capitolina in Serie A on the summer 2022.[7][8]
In March 2023, he joined the Benetton Treviso academy.[9] He made his debut in Round 4 of the 2024–25 season against the Sharks.[10]
International career
editMarcos Gallorini first impressed with Italy under-18s, being instrumental in results such as a 41-10 trashing of their Irish counterpart.[5]
He started playing with Italy under-20s during the 2023 Six Nations, where he was a standout player.[7][11][12][13] In 2024 he took part in the victory over the French U20 team in Béziers.[14]
References
edit- ^ Allrugby.com[1]
- ^ "TRE GIOVANI UNDER 20 DAL MONDIALE SUDAFRICANO IN MAGLIA BIANCOBLU'". Rugby Mogliano. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "DEFINITI I PERCORSI INDIVIDUALI DEGLI ATLETI DELL'ACCADEMIA DEL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Gallorini protagonista con l'Italia Under18". www.quinewsarezzo.it.
- ^ "Borsa di studio al merito sportivo per Marcos Gallorini, pilone del Vasari Rugby". ArezzoNotizie.
- ^ a b "Rugby, talento nazionale a 19 anni Gallorini: "Devo tutto al Vasari"". La Nazione. 16 March 2023.
- ^ Frétigné, Laurent (5 February 2023). "6 Nations 2023. Les raisons du renouveau du rugby italien". ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Rugby: Fir, in 7 proseguono il percorso formativo nelle accademie di Zebre e Benetton". www.ildubbio.news.
- ^ "LEONI SPETTACOLARI CHE VINCONO 38-10 A MONIGO CONTRO GLI SHARKS". Benetton Rugby. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Deudon, Benjamin (2 June 2023). "Rugby : 6 jeunes Rochelais appelés par l'équipe de France des moins de 20 ans avant l'Irlande" – via Sud Ouest.
- ^ "L'aretino Gallorini protagonista con l'Italia". La Nazione. 10 February 2023.
- ^ "The players who can make the step up to the Guinness Six Nations in years to come". 17 March 2023.
- ^ Sixnations.com[2]
External links
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