Filippo Cristiano (
Torino
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13 March 1987) is a retired 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 its m ...
player. His usual position was as a
Flanker. From May 2023 he is ''Team Manager'' for
Fiamme Oro
The Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro is the sport section of the Italian police force Polizia di Stato.
The color of the competition jerseys of the athletes of the Fiamme Oro is crimson, therefore the athletes of the sports group are sometimes called ' ...
.
From
2012
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to
2016
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he played 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 2013 Cristiano was named in the
Emerging Italy squad for
2013 IRB Nations Cup.
References
External links
It's Rugby France ProfileAll Rugby Profile
Living people
1987 births
Italian rugby union players
Rugby union flankers
Sportspeople from Turin
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