Simone Gesi
Italy international rugby union player
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Simone Gesi (born 23 May 2001) is an Italian rugby union player for United Rugby Championship side Zebre Parma. His preferred position is wing.[1][2][3]
23 May 2001
 Gesi in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Simone Gesi 23 May 2001 Livorno, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (13 st; 180 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Alessandro Gesi (Brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Under contract with Italian Top10 team Colorno, in March 2022, Gesi was named as a Permit Player for Zebre Parma for the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season ahead of the re-arranged Round 7 match against the Sharks.[4][5][6] He made his debut in the same match, starting on the wing.[7]
In 2021, Gesi was named in the Italy U20s squad for the annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[8] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad[9] and on 8 December, he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad also for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[10] On 8 March 2023, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against Scotland in the last match.[11] On 28 January 2026 he was selected by Massimo Brunello to be part of an Italy XV squad for two official tests against Scotland A and Chile during 2026 men's rugby union internationals window of spring.[12].
In June 2023, he was named in Italy Sevens squad for the 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series.[13]
In May 2025, he was named to Italy squad to participate in the 2025 Tour of Namibia and South Africa.[14]
