Rugby World Cup 2019: Matteo Minozzi (Italy)

  • 01/04/2019

Born: June 4, 1996 in Padua

Position: Fullback, wing

Club: Zebre

Height: 1.75m

Weight: 77kg

Caps: 12 for Italy

Minozzi debuted for Italy against Fiji in 2017, after a standout stint with Calvisano in the Italian Top12 competition.

The following year, he was nominated for Six Nations Player of the Tournament, after scoring four tries in five games - all of them losses. 

Playing on the wing, Minozzi scored three tries against Russia in his most recent outing before the World Cup.

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