Manuel Dallan (born 15 October 1976 in

Montebelluna Montebelluna is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, Italy, approximately northwest of Venice. It has an estimated population of 32,000. Montebelluna borders the following municipalities: Altivole, Caerano di San Marco, Cornuda, Crocetta del Montello ...

) is an 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 it ...

footballer. Dallan typically plays in the centre field. Since June 2008 he plays for Italian club

Venezia Mestre Rugby FC Venezia Mestre Rugby FC, also known as ''Casinò di Venezia'' for sponsorship's reasons, was an Italian rugby union club based in Venice in Veneto. They were formed in 1986 following the merger of two clubs: ''Venezia Rugby Football Club'' (foun ...

. Dallan has also been capped for the

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, and was a part of their squad at the

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in Australia. Dallan made his debut for the national team on October 22, 1997 against

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. He also played against

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and

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that year, as well as playing for Italy 'A' against

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. In 1998 he was capped five times for Italy, as well as once for Italy 'A'. He played against

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twice in June 1999 as well. After playing for an Italian XV against

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in early 2000, he played for Italy during their first Six Nations Championship. In 2003 he was included in Italy's 2003 World Cup squad, playing in the matches against

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and

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References

External links

RBS 6 Nations profile

Manuel Dallan
on rwc2003.irb.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Dallan, Manuel 1976 births Living people People from Montebelluna Italian rugby union players Rugby union wings Italy international rugby union players Sportspeople from the Province of Treviso