Luca Rizzoli (born 3 May 2002) is an Italian professional

rugby union player 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 ...

who primarily plays

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for Zebre Parma of the

United Rugby Championship The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. The current name was adopted in 2021 when the league expanded to include four South Afr ...

Professional career

Rizzoli previously played for clubs such as Capitolina. He signed for Zebre Parma in May 2022 ahead of the

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as ''Academy Player''. He made his debut in Round 3 of the 2022–23 season against the . In 2021 and 2022 Rizzoli was named in Italy U20s squad for annual

Six Nations Under 20s Championship The Six Nations Under 20s Championship is an international rugby union tournament. It is the under-20s equivalent of the Six Nations Championship. Originally the tournament was in an under-21 format but changed to under-20s in 2008. England wer ...

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* Living people Italian rugby union players Zebre Parma players Rugby union props 2002 births Sportspeople from Rome {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub