Michele Rizzo
| Birth name | Michele Rizzo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | September 16, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dolo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (240 lb; 17 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michele Rizzo (born 16 September 1982) is an Italian rugby union player. His preferred position is prop but he can also play as a hooker. Rizzo currently plays for Petrarca. He spent four years between 2014–2018 in England playing 38 times for Leicester Tigers.
He spent the early part of the 2017–18 season for Edinburgh Rugby of the Pro14[1] on a short term emergency loan. He returned to Leicester in December and was immediately named in the club's Champions' Cup squad.
He has been capped by the Italy national rugby union team, making his debut playing 4 minutes against Australia in 2005.
He grew up playing for Petrarca, of which he also was the captain for two seasons (2007–08 and 2008–09).[2]
On 23 June 2014, Rizzo made his move to join Leicester Tigers in the English Aviva Premiership from the 2014-15 season.[3]
References
- ↑ "Rizzo joins Edinburgh on short-term loan". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Michele Rizzo's profile (Italian)". Benetton Rugby Treviso. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ↑ "Leicester Tigers sign Italian prop Michele Rizzo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
See also