Ludovico Maria Nitoglia (born 27 October 1983) is an Italian former

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player. He played as a

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. With

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, Nitoglia won two Italian rugby championships in 2005 and 2008. He plays for Benetton Treviso in the

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, since 2010/11 to 2015/16, when he finished his career. He had 17 caps for

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, from 2004 to 2006, without scoring. He played at the

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in 2005 and 2006, for 10 caps. He wasn't called for the

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and since then never returned to the national team, despite several callings.Ludovico Nitoglia International Statistics
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1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Rome Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Benetton Rugby players Rugby Calvisano players Rugby union wings 21st-century Italian people {{italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub