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Sara Barattin (born 11 September 1986 in Treviso) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as Scrum-Half (rugby union), scrum-half for ASD Villorba Rugby and the Italy women's national rugby union team, where she was the Captain (sports), captain from 2016 to 2018. During the 2019 Women's Six Nations Championship, 2019 Six Nations championship Barattin became Italy's most capped player (89) overtaking Michela Tondinelli, retired at 87.


Sporting career

Barattin was born on 11 September 1986. Barattin began playing for the Italy women's national rugby union team at the age of 18. Prior to the start of the 2016 season, she was made the team's Captain (sports), captain. Barattin was captain of Italy as they competed in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, the first Women's Rugby World Cup, World Cup for the national side since 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2002. She continued to be selected for the following year's 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship, Women's Six Nations Championship as the team's captain, by which time she was the most experienced player selected with 77 caps at the start of the tournament. In 2022, Barattin was selected in Italy women's national rugby union team, Italy's squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.


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Living people 1986 births Italian female rugby union players Universiade medalists in rugby sevens Universiade silver medalists for Italy Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Italy international women's rugby sevens players Italy women's international rugby union players Sportspeople from Treviso Italian rugby sevens players Female rugby sevens players Rugby union scrum-halves Barbarian F.C. Women players {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub