Michela Sillari

Michela Sillari
Sillari in 2013
Date of birth (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthParma, Italy
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–16 Rugby Colorno (0)
2016–17 Aylesford Bulls (0)
2017–19 Rugby Colorno (0)
2019–Present Valsugana (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–Present  Italy 74 (239)

Michela Sillari (born 23 February 1993) is an Italian rugby union player. She plays Centre for Italy internationally and for Valsugana Rugby Padova at club level. She has competed in two Rugby World Cup's, in 2017 and in the delayed 2021 tournament.

Rugby career

Sillari started playing rugby at the age of seven, she first played for Amatori Parma's youth team and then moved on to play for the Rugby Noceto Football Club, and then for Lupe Piacenza. She played for Rugby Colorno from 2011 to 2016.

Sillari made her test debut for Italy against England on 12 February in Recco in the 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship.

In 2016 she joined Aylesford Bulls, who later merged with Harlequins in 2017, and went on to win the 2016–17 Women's Premiership season. She then returned to Rugby Colorno in 2017, and made the Italian squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.

On 23 April 2022, Sillari was named Player of the Match in Italy's Six Nations win over Scotland, she scored ten of her side's 20 points.[1] On 9 September, leading up to the Rugby World Cup, Sillari scored a try in her side's 26–19 victory over France in a warm-up match.[2] She was selected in Italy's squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (2022-04-23). "Michela Sillari named TikTok Women's Six Nations Player of the Match". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  2. ^ "Michela Sillari targets semi-final spot for record-breaking Italy at Rugby World Cup 2021". www.women.rugby. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  3. ^ Shepard, Kit (2022-10-09). "Italy Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – USA 10-22 Italy". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  4. ^ "Italy Women's Rugby World Cup 2022 Squad". news.gerona.ca. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-10-12.