Alessandro Troncon (born 6 September 1973 in
Treviso
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) is a former
Italian
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rugby union
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player.
Troncon is the 6th most capped player in Italian rugby union history, and the first Italian to gain 100 caps. The veteran scrum-half made his Italy debut against
Spain
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(62–15) in 1994
and has played alongside fly-half
Diego Dominguez on more than 50 occasions. He suffered a serious knee injury after the 2003 World Cup which forced him to miss the entire
2004 Six Nations, and to lose the captaincy for his national team.
Troncon spent two years at French side Montferrand before returning to Treviso.
In 2007 Troncon was named man of the match as he scored a try in Italy's first overseas victory at
Murrayfield
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against Scotland (37–17) in the
2007 Six Nations
The 2007 Six Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 113th series of the international championship. Fifteen mat ...
. Also he was named Man of the Match in the defeat to England (7–20) at
Twickenham
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in the
2007 Six Nations
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. Troncon was in the Italian squad at the
2007 World Cup, during which he made his 100th appearance for his country, in a pool-match game against (31–5). In doing this, he became only the seventh rugby player to reach 100 caps, after
George Gregan
George Musarurwa Gregan AM (born 19 April 1973) is a retired Australian rugby union player, and is currently Australia's most capped international player.
Gregan was born in Lusaka, Zambia. He played Super 12 (now Super Rugby) for the Brumbies ...
,
Stephen Larkham
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,
David Campese
David Ian Campese, AM (born 21 October 1962), also known as Campo, is a former Australian rugby union player (1982-1996), who was capped by the Wallabies 101 times, and played 85 Tests at wing and 16 at fullback. He retired in 1996 and was aw ...
,
Jason Leonard
Jason Leonard (born 14 August 1968) is an English former rugby union player. He won a then-record 114 caps for England men’s rugby team during a 14-year international career.
A prop, Leonard played club rugby for Barking RFC, Saracens and ...
,
Fabien Pelous
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,
Philippe Sella and one game before
Gareth Thomas. He announced he was leaving competition after the tournament.
He became assistant coach to Italy head coach
Nick Mallett in 2008. From 2022 Troncon is Assistant Coach for
Benetton Rugby
Benetton Rugby, also known as Benetton Treviso ( or ), is an Italian professional rugby union team based in Treviso, Veneto competing in the United Rugby Championship, the European Rugby Challenge Cup and European Champions Cup.
Treviso rugby ...
.
See also
*
List of rugby union Test caps leaders
References
External links
RBS 6 Nations profile
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1973 births
Italian rugby union players
Sportspeople from Treviso
Living people
Benetton Rugby players
ASM Clermont Auvergne players
Rugby union scrum-halves
Italy international rugby union players