Piergianni Farina (born 1 June 1959 in
Bassano del Grappa) is a former Italian rugby union player who played as flanker and number 8.
Biography
Coming from Rugby Bassano,
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/ref> Farina later moved to Padua
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, playing for Petrarca Rugby
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Founded in 1947, the team is the rugby union branch of the Unione Sportiva Petrarca, an omnisport club that inclu ...
.
With the Paduan team, Farina became Italian champion for four consecutive seasons.
He played three matches with the Italy national team: debuting in the 1985-87 FIRA Trophy against France A1, he was among the starting members in two 1987 Rugby World Cup
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matches: against New Zealand
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and Fiji
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, in the former as flanker and in the latter, as number eight.
Notes
Bibliography
Various Authors, ''Attimi senza tempo''. Bassano del Grappa, Editrice Artistica Bassano 2001 (biographic traits of sportspeople from Veneto).
External links
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1959 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bassano del Grappa
Rugby union players from Veneto
Italian rugby union players
Italy international rugby union players
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union number eights
1987 Rugby World Cup players
Petrarca Rugby players
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