Massimo Mascioletti (born 4 March 1958 in
L'Aquila) is an Italian rugby union coach and a former player. He used to play as a wing and as a centre.
Mascioletti had 54 caps for
Italy
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, from 1977 to 1990, scoring 17 tries, 68 points in aggregate, and was their captain from 1983 to 1985. He played three games at the
1987 Rugby World Cup finals, scoring a try.
He was
Georges Coste assistant coach for three years, from 1995 to 1999, and took office as head coach in 1999, after some bad results from his predecessor. He was in charge of the Italian Squad at the
1999 Rugby World Cup finals. Italy did not pass round 1, but they were promoted to the Five Nations tournament, since then called
Six Nations. He left office the following year.
External links
Profile of Massimo Mascioletti
1958 births
Living people
Italian rugby union players
Italian rugby union coaches
Rugby union wings
Rugby union centres
Italy national rugby team coaches
Italy international rugby union players
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