Alessandro Zanni
Italy
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Full name Alessandro Zanni
Born January 31, 1984, Udine, UD
Current age 40 years 48 days
Major teams Barbarians, Benetton Treviso, Calvisano, Italy
Position Back-row
Height 6 ft 4 in
Weight 220 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2005-2020 119 93 26 20 4 0 0 0 31 87 1 26.47
Five/Six Nations 2006-2020 54 45 9 5 1 0 0 0 8 45 1 15.74
IRB Rugby World Cup 2007-2019 11 8 3 10 2 0 0 0 5 6 0 45.45

Career statistics
Test debut Italy v Tonga at Prato, Nov 12, 2005 match details
Last Test Italy v Scotland at Rome, Feb 22, 2020 match details
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Profile

Italy back-row Alessandro Zanni made his international debut against Tonga during the 2004 autumn internationals.

Having already represented Italy at age-grade and "A" level, Zanni established himself as a regular member of the Italy squad following his debut. He scored his only international try to date against Canada in 2006 and made his World Cup debut against New Zealand in 2007.

Zanni represented Italy during the 2008 Six Nations and autumn internationals, whilst playing his club rugby for Calvisano in the Italian Super 10.

Scrum Staff January 2009

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Feb 22, 2014
Alessandro Zanni challenges Jim Hamilton at the line-out
Alessandro Zanni challenges Jim Hamilton at the line-out
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Mar 16, 2013
Italy's Alessandro Zanni stretches the Ireland defence
Italy's Alessandro Zanni stretches the Ireland defence
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Mar 10, 2013
England's Billy Twelvetrees is tackled by Italy's Alessandro Zanni
England's Billy Twelvetrees is tackled by Italy's Alessandro Zanni
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Feb 9, 2013
Alessandro Zanni plucks the ball at the lineout
Alessandro Zanni plucks the ball at the lineout
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