Riccardo Pavan (born 13 October 1986) is an Italian former international rugby union player.[1]
| Date of birth | 13 October 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Conegliano, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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A Benetton Treviso youth player, Pavan was primarily a winger and for much of his club career formed a three-quarter partnership with twin brother Gilberto, starting with a successful period at Parma which included two Coppa Italia titles.[2]
Pavan toured South Africa with the national team in 2008 and made his debut off the bench in the one-off Test against the Springboks at Newlands, which remained his only Italy cap.[3]
In the 2011–12 season, Pavan was a member of the Aironi side that competed in the European Pro12 competition.[4]
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edit- ^ "Ecco il nuovo trequarti del Mogliano Rugby, è Riccardo Pavan". TrevisoToday (in Italian). July 26, 2014.
- ^ Zobbio, Manuel (6 July 2010). "Riccardo Pavan, Emanuele e Nicola Leonardi alla Roma - RugbyMercato.it". www.rugbymercato.it (in Italian).
- ^ "South Africa 26-0 Italy". BBC News. 21 June 2008.
- ^ "Riccardo Pavan è il nuovo tecnico del Favero Montebelluna". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). 7 August 2019.