Leonardo Sarto

Leonardo Sarto
Birth name Leonardo Sarto
Date of birth (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992
Place of birth Zevio, Italy
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2012
2017−2018		 F.I.R. Academy
Currie		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2016
2016–2018		 Zebre
Glasgow Warriors		 55
18		 (35)
(45)
Correct as of 22 May 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011−12
2013–		 Italy U20
Italy		 8
34		 (20)
(40)
Correct as of 18 November 2017

Leonardo Sarto (born 15 January 1992) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a wing. He last played for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14 having previously played for Italian side Zebre.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Sarto has been drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[2]

Professional career

Sarto played eight games for Zebre, starting eight, playing 783 minutes, contributing 10 points in the 2015-2016 - PRO12 series.[3]

On 8 March 2016 it was announced that Leonardo would sign for Glasgow Warriors in the summer of 2016 when season 2015-16 concluded.[4] Sarto made his debut for the Warriors in the pre-season match against Harlequins on 20 August 2016.[5]

International career

In May 2013, Leonardo was called up by the Italian national rugby union team for the South African Quadrangular Tournament.[6] On his international debut against Scotland he scored his first try, narrowly losing the game 29-30.[7] In 2014, Sarto debut his first Six Nations Championship, landing two tries, one against Ireland and one against England.

References

  1. ↑ zebrerugby, Leonardo Sarto Zebras Rugby, 29 May, 2013 Archived 2013-06-19 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Pro-player draft".
  3. ↑ "Statzone". Guinness Pro12. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/16/03/08/italian-international-sarto-signs-glasgow
  5. ↑ http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/16/08/20/narrow-loss-warriors-london
  6. ↑ Reuters, Rugby-four new faces in Italy squad for South Africa tournament, 29 May, 2013
  7. ↑ BBC, Scotland 30-29 Italy, 22 June, 2013
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