Nicola Piantella (born 28 March 2001) is an Italian

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player. His usual position is as a Lock and he currently plays for Zebre Parma in

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. Selected for F.I.R. Academy, in the

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season, and under contract with Rovigo Delta, in

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season, he was named as ''Permit Player'' for Benetton Rugby. He made his debut in Round 16 of the competition against . In

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, he played for Benetton Rugby and, on loan, with Top10 team

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 ...

, until the end of the season. In June 2021 Piantella was named in Italy Under 20 squad for

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On 26 May 2022, for the match against

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, he was named in the 30-man Emerging Italy squad, for the

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. On 26 May Piantella was called in Italy A squad for the South African tour in the

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against

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and Currie Cup XV team.

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2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Bassano del Grappa Rugby union locks Italian rugby union players Benetton Rugby players Rugby Rovigo Delta players Mogliano Rugby players Zebre Parma players {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub