Tommaso Iannone (born 16 September 1990) is a retired Italian rugby union player and he played for Zebre and Benetton in the Pro14 and the Italian national team. His position was Wing, although he can also play as a Fly-half.[1]
| Birth name | Tommaso Iannone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 September 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Treviso, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He began his career with Crociati Parma before he moved to Benetton Treviso in 2011. He made his international test debut in a 28–23 win against Tonga on 10 November 2012.[2]
In May 2013, it was announced that Tommaso Iannone was dropped from the squad and would join Zebre.[3][4] Iannone returned to Benetton in 2015.
References
edit- ^ "Tommaso Iannone Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Tommaso Iannone". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ / Rugby1823, Tommy says goodbye to Benetton Treviso, 28 May 2013
- ^ / rugbymercato, Another foreigner? Maybe not, 28 May 2013 Archived 2013-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
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