Riccardo Favretto
Italy international rugby union player
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Riccardo Favretto (Treviso, 18 October 2001) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a lock for Benetton in the United Rugby Championship.[1]
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| Born | 18 October 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under contract with Mogliano, for the last matches of 2019–20 Pro14 season and for 2020–21 Pro14 season, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton.[2][3]
In 2020, Favretto was named in the Italy Under-20 squad.[4] Since March 2021, he has also been part of Italy squad.[5] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of a 28-man Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[6] On 13 January 2024, he was called in Italy Under-23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[7]
