Fulvio Lorigiola (born 6 January 1959 in

Padova Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

) is a former Italian rugby union player, a current sports executive and a lawyer. He played as a scrum-half. Lorigiola played his full career at

Petrarca Rugby Petrarca Rugby is a rugby union club from Padua, Italy, currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the Top10. Founded in 1947, the team is the rugby union branch of the Unione Sportiva Petrarca, an omnisport club that inclu ...

, from 1977/78 to 1992/93. He won five titles of the National Championship of Excellence, during the golden years of Petrarca, in 1979/80, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86 and 1986/87. He also won the Cup of Italy, in 1981/82. He had 34 caps for

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, from 1979 to 1988, scoring 2 tries, 8 points on aggregate. He was called for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games but remaining scoreless.Fulvio Lorigiola International Statistics
/ref> After finishing his player career, he became an adviser to the

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, of which he was vice-president from 1996 to 1998, during Giancarlo Dondi Presidency. He was President of Petrarca Rugby, from 2003 to 2009.

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* 1959 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Petrarca Rugby players Rugby union scrum-halves Sportspeople from Padua {{italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub