Simone Favaro (born 7 November 1988) is a retired

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international

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player. He made his debut for

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against

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on 20 June 2009. He formerly played for

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and

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in the Pro12. Favaro plays at flanker.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Favaro, the son of former Italy lock Roberto Favaro, started playing rugby aged nine while living in

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, on the advice of a family friend. After playing for the

under-19 team, he then played in the

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with

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and Overmach Parma.

Professional career

He began his professional career playing for the

under-19 team. In June 2010 he joined Aironi for their first season in the

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. He then moved back to

. On 18 February 2015 it was announced that Favaro would sign for the Scottish side Glasgow Warriors for the 2015–16 season in the summer of 2015. Favaro signed until May 2017. He quickly became a fan favourite and won Player of the Season in his first year with the club. On 20 February 2017 it was announced that Favaro would leave the Warriors at the end of the season. It was announced that Favaro would sign for

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for the 2017-18 season, however Favaro instead signed for

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in Italy's National Championship of Excellence. He announced his retirement in May 2019.

International career

Favaro was an early developer and, at the age of 20, was the youngest player included in

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for the

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. Favaro did not feature in the Championship; he subsequently made his debut against Australia in the 2009 Summer tour of the Southern Hemisphere.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Favaro, Simone 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Treviso Italian rugby union players Rugby union flankers Italy international rugby union players Glasgow Warriors players Fiamme Oro Rugby players