Nicolò Casilio (L'Aquila, 12 October 1998) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Scrum-Half and he currently plays for Benetton in United Rugby Championship.[1]
| Date of birth | 12 October 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | L'Aquila, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under contract with Top10 team Calvisano, for 2019–20 Pro14 season, he was a Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14.[2] He played for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship from 2020 to March 2023.[3][4] After, he signed until the end of the 2022−2023 for Colorno in Top10 in order to participate at play off.[5][6] Casilio signed for Benetton in June 2023. He made his debut in Round 2 of EPCR Challenge Cup in the 2023–24 season against the Perpignan.[7]
In 2018, Casilio was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[8]
References
edit- ^ "AI LEONI ARRIVA IL MEDIANO DI MISCHIA NICOLÓ CASILIO". Rugby Benetton. 11 June 2023.
- ^ "LUNEDI 3 GIUGNO L'INIZIO DELLA STAGIONE 2019-20. 5 PERMIT PLAYERS E 5 GIOCATORI AGGREGATI". Zebre Rugby Club. 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Zebre Rugby Club - Cinque giovani talenti italiani per le Zebre del futuro". Zebre Rugby Club. 1 June 2020.
- ^ "NICOLÒ CASILIO PASSA ALL'HBS COLORNO". Zebre Parma. 16 March 2023.
- ^ "HBS COLORNO: DALLE ZEBRE ARRIVA NICOLO' CASILIO". Rugby Colorno. 16 March 2023.
- ^ "MERCATO BIANCOROSSO: L'HBS COLORNO SALUTA 12 GIOCATORI". Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "LEONI CHE VINCONO CON IL PUNTO DI BONUS PER 29-7 CONTRO PERPIGNAN". Benetton Rugby. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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