Simone Marinaro (born 15 January 1993) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Top12 side Fiamme Oro.[1] He is also an additional player for the Pro14 side Zebre. His preferred position is scrum-half.[2]

Simone Marinaro
Date of birth (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthBenevento, Italy
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight84 kg (13.2 st; 185 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Fiamme Oro
Youth career
Union Rugby Sannio
US Rugby Benevento
F.I.R. Academy
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012– Fiamme Oro 102 (140)
2020Zebre 1 (0)
Correct as of 29 Dec 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Italy U20s 5 (0)
2015–2017 Italy A 8 (10)
Correct as of 1 Dec 2020

After playing for Italy Under 20 in 2013, from 2015 to 2017 he also was named in the Emerging Italy squad.[3][4][5]

Zebre

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Marinaro was named as an additional player in November 2020 for 2020–21 Pro14 season.[6] He made his Zebre debut in Round 6 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Munster.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Simone Marinaro – Fiamme Oro Rugby".
  2. ^ "Simone Marinaro". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, I 28 AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LA NATIONS CUP IN URUGUAY". www.federugby.it.
  4. ^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, I 27 AZZURRI PER LA NATIONS CUP". www.federugby.it.
  5. ^ "ITALIA EMERGING: I 27 AZZURRI PER LA TBLISI CUP". www.federugby.it.
  6. ^ "Cincque Giovani debuttanti nella formazione delle Zebre scelte per la sfida col Munster". Zebre (in Italian). 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Munster 52-3 Zebre: Irish province extend lead at top of Pro14 Conference B". BBC Sport. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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