Riccardo Bocchino

Riccardo Bocchino

Date of birth	(1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Viterbo, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Current team Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2009 Capitolina 17 (0) 2009–2010 Rovigo 16 (0) 2010–2011 Aironi 14 (19) 2011−2012 Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato 24 (49) 2012−2014 Capitolina Roma 16 (50) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2011 Italy A 6 (47) 2010–2011 Italy 14 (29) Correct as of 10 September 2010 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2014−2015 Italy Sevens 16 (13)

Riccardo Bocchino (born 3 March 1988) is an Italian rugby union player. Bocchino, who is a fly-half, plays his club rugby for Aironi.[1] He made his debut for Italy against Ireland on 6 February 2010.[2]

Bocchino began his career at Capitolina, with whom he made his debut during the 2007–08 season.[1] He played for the Italian under-20 team at the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship[3] and Italy A at the 2009 IRB Nations Cup.[4] Bocchino moved to Rovigo prior to the 2009–10 season.[1] He was named in Nick Mallett's squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship, making his debut against Ireland.[5]

Bocchino joined Aironi in 2010 prior to their first season in the Celtic League.[6]

References

1. "Bocchino Riccardo" (in French). itsrugby.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
2. "Riccardo Bocchino". ESPN. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
3. "France name squad for JWC". ESPN. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
4. "France A and Italy A name Nations Cup squads". International Rugby Board. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
5. "Mallett keeps same line-up Ready to take on Ireland". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
6. "Re: [RUGBYLIST] Notizie del lunedì" (in Italian). rugbylist.it. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2019.