Sami Panico
Rugby player
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Sami Panico (born 4 June 1993) is an Italian rugby union player of Ethiopian descent[1] who plays as a Prop, he currently plays for Calvisano. Panico made his debut for the Italian national team in June 2016 and was part of the squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship.[2]
| Born | 4 June 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2014 and 2016, Panico was a permit player for Zebre, but he didn't play in official matches.
On 1 October 2018, it was announced that Panico had been arrested after 1.5 kilos of marijuana, 330 grammes of hashish and €10,000 in cash were discovered in the garden of his home in Rome, Italy.[3] His rugby club, Zebre, suspended him on 8 September 2018 while the investigation was taking place. On 5 October 2018, Zebre announced that they had cancelled Panico's contract with the club. [4]