Lapo Frangini (born 9 February 2002) is an Italian professional

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who primarily plays hooker for

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and

Mogliano Mogliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about south of Macerata. Mogliano rises on a hill at 313 m. on the sea level and halfway between the Sibillini ...

in the Italian

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, on loan as ''Permit Player''.

Professional career

He previously played for clubs such as Firenze Rugby 1931. Frangini signed for

in April 2022 ahead of the

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as ''Academy Player''. He made his debut in Round 9 of the 2022–23 season against the . From April 2023 to the end of the season he also played for Rangers Vicenza in the

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. In 2021 and 2022 Frangini was named in Italy U20s squad for annual

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. On 10 January 2023, he was named in Italy A squad for a ''uncapped test'' against Romania A.

References

External links

All Rugby Profile
2002 births Living people People from Bagno a Ripoli Italian rugby union players Rugby union hookers Benetton Rugby players {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub