Andrea Marcato
Italy
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Full name Andrea Marcato
Born April 17, 1983, Padova, PD
Current age 41 years 1 days
Major teams Benetton Treviso, Calvisano, Italy A, Italy
Position Fly-half
Height 6 ft 0 in
Weight 198 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2006-2009 16 12 4 75 0 6 18 3 4 12 0 25
Five/Six Nations 2008-2009 9 7 2 42 0 3 11 1 1 8 0 11.11

Career statistics
Test debut Japan v Italy at Tokyo, Jun 11, 2006 match details
Last Test Italy v France at Rome, Mar 21, 2009 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Tournament list
Profile

Italian fly-half Andrea Marcato has gone some way to filling the void left by Diego Dominguez in the Italian national team.

Marcato made his full international debut against Japan in 2006, but was not selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup under coach Pierre Berbizier. His fortunes changed under new Italy boss Nick Mallett, who selected him in the squad for the 2008 Six Nations.

Marcato featured in all five games, but often at fullback as Mallett experimented with Biarritz centre Andrea Masi at fly-half. Marcato provided Italy's best moment of the tournament when his last-minute drop-goal defeated Scotland at the Stadion Flaminio.

Mallett selected Marcato for Italy's summer tour in 2008 and after playing in a heavy loss to the Springboks he was again Italy's saviour as he kicked a last-minute penalty to defeat Argentina.

Marcato was also a key part of Italy's autumn internationals, but the side experienced a tough time with losses to Australia, Argentina and the Pacific Islands.

Scrum Staff December 2008

Latest Articles
Mallett names 30-man Italy squad (Jan 7, 2010) Scotland and Italy set for vital tie (Feb 26, 2009) Mallett changes four for Scotland (Feb 25, 2009) Bortolami and Marcato return for Italy (Feb 18, 2009) England under pressure to deliver (Feb 5, 2009) Andrea Marcato news and articles (7) »
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Mar 15, 2008
Andrea Marcato kicks the winning drop goal
Andrea Marcato kicks the winning drop goal
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Mar 15, 2008
Andrea Marcato kicks a drop goal
Andrea Marcato kicks a drop goal
©  Getty Images

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