Matteo Minozzi
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| Born | 4 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (12 st 2 lb; 170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matteo Minozzi (born 4 June 1996) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Fullback.
Minozzi previously played for Italian Pro14 team Zebre, from 2017 to 2019, and English team Wasps, from 2019 to 2022, in Premiership Rugby.[1][2]
He played for Italian United Rugby Championship side Benetton from November 2022 until his temporary retire in February 2024.[3][4]
From 2015 to 2016, Minozzi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2017 he parteciped with Emerging Italy in 2017 World Rugby Nations Cup.[5] On 10 January 2023, he was named in Italy A squad for a uncapped test against Romania A.[6]
After 2018 Six Nations Championship, Minozzi was nominated for 2018 Six Nations Player of the Tournament after scoring 4 tries in 5 games [7] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8] He represented Italy on 24 occasions from 2017 to 2022, with 55 points.
