Massimiliano Perziano (born 1 January 1973) is an Italian former

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 its m ...

international. A winger, Perziano played in 10 Test matches for

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

, debuting against the

All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987 ...

in 2000. He scored three Test tries and has an elder brother Leonardo who was also capped for Italy. Perziano, born in

Casale sul Sile Casale sul Sile is a ''comune'' with c. 13,000 inhabitants in the province of Treviso in the Veneto, north-eastern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It i ...

, spent most of his career with the Benetton club based in his native

Treviso Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Veneti ...

. He won an unprecedented eight

national championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

playing with Benetton, the last in the 2006–07 Super 10 season. His other domestic clubs were

Amatori Catania Amatori Catania Rugby is an Italian rugby union club based in Catania. They are the only professional rugby union team in Sicily. The club was founded in 1963, and play at the Stadio Santa Maria Goretti. Amatori Catania have thus far not won th ...

, Venezia Mestre 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 ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perziano, Massimiliano 1973 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Sportspeople from the Province of Treviso Rugby union wings Benetton Rugby players Venezia Mestre Rugby FC players Mogliano Rugby players

See also

References

External links