Loris Zarantonello
Italian rugby union player
Rugby player
Date of birth | (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | L'Union, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Loris Zarantonello (born 17 November 2000) is a professional French born Italian rugby union player who plays as a Hooker for French Top 14 club Castres and the Italian national team.[1][2][3]
Career
Born and raised in France, Zarantonello qualified for Italy through his paternal grandparents. He began his career at Agen before signing for Castres in 2023. After previously playing for the France U20.[4]
He was included in the Italy squad for their 2024 mid-year rugby union tests.[5] On 5 July 2024 he made his debut for Italy against Samoa at Apia Park.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Player Profile". Castres Olimpique (in French).
- ^ "L'INTERVIEW DÉCALÉE DE LORIS ZARANTONELLO !". Castres Olimpique (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Loris ZARANTONELLO profile and stats".
- ^ "Player Profile". France Rugby (in French).
- ^ "Italyrugby: gli azzurri convocati per il Summer Tour 2024". F.I.R. Rugby (in Italian). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "July Rugby Tests, Week 1: Team lineups, predictions, news". ESPN. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Samoa upsets Italy 33-25 in first game under new coach Schwalger". Yahoo!. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
- It's Rugby Profile
- All Rugby Profile
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Castres – current squad
- Tyler Ardron
- Mathieu Babillot
- Gaëtan Barlot
- Teariki Ben-Nicholas
- Nick Champion de Crespigny
- Levan Chilachava
- Wayan De Benedittis
- Baptiste Delaporte
- Lois Guérois-Galisson
- Antoine Guillamon
- Théo Hannoyer
- Wilfrid Hounkpatin
- Brice Humbert
- Mateaki Kafatolu
- Kevin Kornath
- Brendan Lebrun
- Paul Ngauamo
- Julius Nostadt
- Stéphane Onambélé
- Ryno Pieterse
- Tom Staniforth
- Tudor Stroë
- Henry Thomas
- Antoine Tichit
- Matt Tierney
- Florent Vanverberghe
- Quentin Walcker
- Jack Whetton
- Pierre Aguillon
- Santiago Arata
- Ben Botica
- Vilimoni Botitu
- Adrea Cocagi
- Thomas Combezou
- Julien Dumora
- Jérémy Fernandez
- Bastien Guillemin
- Rory Kockott
- Thomas Larregain
- Martin Laveau
- Louis Le Brun
- Filipo Nakosi
- Geoffrey Palis
- Josaia Raisuqe
- Benjamín Urdapilleta
- Antoine Zeghdar
- Pierre-Henry Broncan