Robert Barbieri
| Birth name | Robert Julian Barbieri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | June 5, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Julian Barbieri (born 5 June 1984 in Toronto) is a Canadian-born Italian rugby union player. He plays as a flanker. He decided to represent Italy.
Club career
He played for Yeomen (2000–03) in Canada, before moving to the Italian side Overmach Rugby Parma (2003–07). Barbieri then went to play for Benetton Treviso.
On 21 May 2014, Barbieri moved to England to join Leicester Tigers, who compete in the Aviva Premiership, for the 2014-15 season.[1] However, on 14 April 2015, Barbieri rejoined Benetton Treviso in the Pro12.[2]
International career
Barbieri's first game for Italy was in the 52-6 win over Japan, on 9 June 2006, on the same day that his brother, Michael Barbieri, earned his first cap for Canada in Toronto against England. Robert Barbieri was a member of the Italian squad in the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, but was ruled out because of injury. He took part in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
References
- ↑ "Leicester Tigers: Freddie Burns heads five new signings". BBC Sport. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ↑ "Italy flanker Robert Barbieri rejoins Benetton Treviso". Pro 12. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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