Danilo Fischetti

Danilo Fischetti

Fischetti in 2022
Date of birth	(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Genzano di Roma, Italy
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team Zebre Parma Youth career 2010−2012 Aprilia Rugby 2012−2014 Rugby Lanuvio 2014−2016 Unione Rugby Capitolina Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2017 F.I.R. Academy () 2017–2019 Calvisano 30 (15) 2019 →Zebre Parma 5 (0) 2019−2022 Zebre Parma 36 (0) 2022–2023 London Irish 19 (10) 2023− Zebre Parma 6 (0) Correct as of 9 Dec 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017−2018 Italy U20 19 (10) 2020– Italy 36 (0) Correct as of 29 Sep 2023

Danilo Fischetti (born 26 January 1998) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays prop for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship.[1]

Professional career

Under contract with Calvisano, in 2018–19 Pro14 season, he named as Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14. From 2019 to 2022, Fischetti played with Zebre.[2][3] For 2022−23 season, he signed with London Irish to play in the English Premiership, until the collapse of the team.[4]

In 2017 and 2018, Fischetti was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[5] From 2019 he was also named in the Italy squad, having made his test debut against Wales during the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[6][7][8][9]

On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[10]

References

1. "DANILO FISCHETTI TORNA A VESTIRE LA MAGLIA DELLE ZEBRE!". 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
2. "Ingaggiati gli ex azzurrini Under 20 Bruno, Fischetti, Lucchin e Manfredi". Zebre Rugby. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
3. "LE ZEBRE SALUTANO DODICI GIOCATORI CHE LASCIANO IL CLUB". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 13 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
4. "Italy international prop Fischetti joins London Irish". 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
5. "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI PER IL WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Fir Rugby.
6. "Six Nations 2020: Josh Adams hat-trick helps Wales thrash Italy". BBC Sport. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
7. "Danilo Fischetti Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
8. "Fischetti: che emozione l'esordio". F.I.R. Rugby.
9. "Itayrugby, convocati Zilocchi e Fischettiper la sfida agli All Blacks". F.I.R. Rugby.
10. "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.

External links

• Danilo Fischetti at European Professional Club Rugby
• Danilo Fischetti at ESPNscrum
• Danilo Fischetti at ItsRugby.co.uk