Lorenzo Cannone (born 28 January 2001) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays number eight for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship.[2]
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| Date of birth | 28 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Florence, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Niccolò Cannone (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career edit
Cannone has previously played for clubs such as Petrarca in the past. He signed for Benetton in June 2021 ahead of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship.[3] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2021–22 season against the Stormers.[4]
In 2020 and 2021 Lorenzo Cannone was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[5] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[6] On 10 October 2022 he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 November Internationals matches against He made his debut against Samoa .[7]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Lorenzo Cannone player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Lorenzo Cannone". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Lorenzo Cannone e' un nuovo giocatore del Benetton Rugby". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Benetton leave it late to snatch victory over Stormers". SA Rugby Magazine. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Italia U20, Gli Azzurrini Convocati per Il Sei Nazioni 2021".
- ^ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ ITALIA MASCHILE, AZZURRI IN RADUNO A VERONA PER LE AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES
- ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
External links edit
- Lorenzo Cannone at ItsRugby.co.uk
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