Andrea Manici (born 28 April 1990) is an Italian

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player who plays as a Hooker. He currently plays for

Zebre Zebre Parma (, meaning "Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by the ...

in the

Pro14 The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. The current name was adopted in 2021 when the league expanded to include four South Afr ...

. In May 2013, Manici was called up by the Italian national rugby union team for the South African Quadrangular Tournament.''Reuters'', Rugby-four new faces in Italy squad for South Africa tournament, 29 May 2013
/ref> On 22 June, he made his debut against

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

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* http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player-16265.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Manici, Andrea 1990 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Zebre Parma players Sportspeople from Parma Rugby union players from Emilia-Romagna Rugby union hookers 2015 Rugby World Cup players Crociati Parma Rugby FC players