Giacomo Nicotera
| Date of birth | 15 July 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16.1 st; 225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giacomo Nicotera (born 15 July 1996) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Top10 side Rovigo Delta.[1] He is also an additional player for the United Rugby Championship side Benetton. His preferred position is hooker.[2]
Benetton
Nicotera was named as a Permit Player for Benetton in the 2020–21 Pro14 and 2021–22 United Rugby Championship seasons.[3][4] He made his Benetton debut in the rearranged Round 4 match of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Connacht.[5]
International
On the 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 the 13 January 2022, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against Scotland.[7]
References
- ^ "Giacomo Nicotera Profile". Rugby Rovigo Delta.
- ^ "Giacomo Nicotera". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "GIACOMO NICOTERA È UN NUOVO PERMIT PLAYER DEL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "DODICI I PERMIT PLAYERS SELEZIONATI PER LA PROSSIMA STAGIONE SPORTIVA". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Pro14: Boyle scores hat-trick as Connacht beat Benetton". BBC Sport. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER L'ESORDIO AL GUINNESS SEI NAZIONI 2022". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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