Matteo Minozzi (born 4 June 1996) is a former Italian

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player. His usual position was as a Fullback. Minozzi previously played for Italian

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team

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, from 2017 to 2019, and English team

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, from 2019 to 2022, in

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. He played for Italian

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side Benetton. From 2015 to 2016, Minozzi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2017 he parteciped with Emerging Italy in

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

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, Minozzi was nominated for 2018 Six Nations Player of the Tournament after scoring 4 tries in 5 games On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the

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. He represented Italy on 24 occasions from 2017 to 2022, with 55 points.

International tries

''As of 19 November 2022''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Minozzi, Matteo 1996 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Rugby union fullbacks Rugby Calvisano players Zebre Parma players Wasps RFC players Benetton Rugby players Rugby union players from Padua 2019 Rugby World Cup players Italian expatriate rugby union players in England