Riccardo Genovese (born 13 April 2002) is an Italian professional

rugby union player 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 ...

who primarily plays

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for

Zebre Parma Zebre Parma (, meaning "Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by the ...

of the

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Professional career

He previously played for clubs such as

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. Rizzoli signed for

in May 2022 ahead of the

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as ''Academy Player''. He made his debut in Round 8 of the 2022–23 season against the . In 2021 and 2022 Genovese was named in Italy U20s squad for annual

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External links

All Rugby Profile
2002 births Living people Sportspeople from Turin Italian rugby union players Rugby union props Zebre Parma players {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub