Lorenzo Sebastiani

Lorenzo Sebastiani
Date of birth (1988-09-28)28 September 1988
Place of birth L'Aquila
Date of death 6 April 2009(2009-04-06) (aged 20)
Place of death L'Aquila
Height 184 cm (72 in)
Weight 118 kg (260 lb)
Occupation(s) Rugby union player
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005-07 Italy L'Aquila ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 Italy L'Aquila 2 (0)
Correct as of 9 April 2009

Lorenzo Sebastiani (born 28 September 1988 - dead 6 April 2009) was an Italian rugby union player who played prop for L'Aquila Rugby.[1]

Rugby career

Sebastiani was born in Aquila, Abruzzo, and entered the youth team of the local L'Aquila Rugby in 2005. As a newcomer in the National U-18 squad in 2005, he took part to the FIRA youth European Championship getting the 3rd place, and then, with the Under-19 team, won the Division B World Championship category. On 23 December 2007 he made his debut in serie A, against Rugby Badia.

Earthquake and memorial

At the moment of his death Sebastiani was a guest of a teammate. The house was shaked by the earthquake that hit L'Aquila on 6 April 2009 and he died in the fall of that house.[2]

In his memory the Italian Rugby Federation named after him the Centre- and Southern Italy's branch of the Youth Rugby Academy which is based in Rome.[3]

Dedications to Lorenzo Sebastiani include:

  • 2009 : Indoor stadium of Rocca di Mezzo "Lorenzo Sebastiani"[4]
  • since 2011 : Annual rugby memorial tournament "Lorenzo Sebastiani" in L'Aquila[5]
  • 2013 : A park in San Donà di Piave, in Veneto, has been renamed Parco Lorenzo Sebastiani.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://racconta.kataweb.it/terremotoabruzzo/scheda.php?id=283
  2. ↑ "Pallotta eroe de L'Aquila Rugby. Morto Lorenzo, il compagno". SKY Sport. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 9-4-2009. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ "L'Accademia Federale "Lorenzo Sebastiani"". Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  4. ↑ http://www.abruzzo24ore.tv/news/Il-palasport-di-Rocca-di-Mezzo-intitolato-a-Lorenzo-Sebastiani/12315.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.laquilarugby1936.com/newsfoglio.asp?id=1605
  6. ↑ http://www.laquilarugby1936.com/comunicatifoglio.asp?id=785
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