Denis Dallan (born 4 March 1978) is an Italian

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footballer. His usual position is on the wing. He plays for the Italian club Amatori Milan. Dallan has been capped for the

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and was a part of its squad at the

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in Australia.

Playing career

Dallan was born in

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. He played for Benetton Treviso in Italy and for Stade Français Paris, a top club in the elite level of domestic French rugby, the

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. He then played for Venezia Mestre, before moving to Amatori Milan in October 2009. He made his first appearance for Italy in 1999 and since then has earned 40 caps for the national team. He made his Test debut against

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on 6 March, although earlier that year he played for Italy against a non-cap French XV, and in 1997 he represented Italy 'A' against

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. He became a regular in the Italian Test side, and in 2003 was included in its World Cup squad for Australia. He played in three matches at the World Cup, against

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and

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Miscellaneous

Dallan is an accomplished singer and led the singing of the Italian national anthem for the international against the All Blacks held at the San Siro Stadium in November 2009.

References

External links

RBS 6 Nations profile

Denis Dallan
on ercrugby.com
Denis Dallan
on rwc2003.irb.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Dallan, Denis 1978 births Living people People from Asolo Italian rugby union players Rugby union wings Stade Français players Italy international rugby union players Sportspeople from the Province of Treviso