François Carlo Mey (born 1 July 2003) is an Italian rugby union player who plays for ASM Clermont Auvergne.[1]
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| Date of birth | 1 July 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Parma, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
François Carlo Mey was born in Italy, from a South African father. He grew up in Parma, where he soon started playing rugby with the city's main club.[2]
Club career edit
From Parma, Mey moved to the neighbor Colorno in 2021, to play with the Top10 side Rugby Colorno,[3] where he made his debut aged only 18.[2][4]
The following summer, he moved to the French Top 14 side ASM Clermont Auvergne.[5][6][7]
Mey made his first team sheet appearance for Clermont on the 21 January 2023, for the Champions Cup game against the Stormers.[8][9]
International career edit
François Carlo Mey is a youth international for Italy.[10][11][12] In 2022, Mey was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[13]
References edit
- ^ "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ a b Hart, Ben (4 July 2022). "Friendships at the heart of rugby for Italy star Mey". yahoo!sport. Verona: Sportsbeat. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "L'HBS Colorno accoglie i giovani Mattioli, Mey e Odiase". SportParma (in Italian). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "IL RUGBY COLORNO RINGRAZIA E SALUTA FRANCOIS "FRANSU" MEY". Colorno Rugby (in Italian). 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Rugby - ASM Clermont : François Carlo Mey, la surprise italienne au centre ?". La Montagne. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Palma, Francesco (13 June 2022). "Rugby - Clermont annuncia l'arrivo di François Carlo Mey". On Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Rugby, gli italiani che giocheranno all'estero nella stagione 2022-2023. Da Morisi a Giammarioli, i nomi nuovi". 2 August 2022.
- ^ Calamai, Lorenzo (20 January 2023). "Rugby - Champions Cup: François Mey vicino al debutto con il Clermont". On Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Judicaël Cancoriet en 8 et capitaine face aux Stormers". ASM Rugby (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Malfatto, Ivan (20 September 2021). "Mey e Odiase, i 18enni terribili protagonisti della prima storica vittoria del Colorno". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "The Next Gen: One to watch from each side ahead of Summer Series". Under-20 Six Nations. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Italy U20s have shocked the rugby world". Rugby Onslaught. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "SIX NATIONS UNDER 20, SCELTI I 25 PER FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA".
External links edit
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