Francesca Sgorbini 2
Francesca Sgorbini (born 7 January 2001) is an Italian rugby union player who plays flanker for ASM Romagnat and the Italy women's national rugby union team.[1][2]
Career
Born and raised in Pesaro, she started playing rugby at Formiche Rugby Pesaro until the age of 14. In 2017 she played for Rugby Bologna participating in the Italian Rugby 7s U16, finishing 6th. In 2018, at the age of 16, she moved to Colorno (Parma) studying science and playing for Colorno Rugby in the Italian top tier (Serie A). She was regularly in the starting XV and at the end of the season the team won the Italian Rugby National Title.
In 2018 she also participated in the Rugby 7s in France (Vichy) with the Italian U18 Team, finishing 4th after France, England and Ireland. In 2019 she was selected for the Italian Rugby XV Team in Parma in preparation for the Six Nations. [3][4]
She debuted in the 6 Nations on the 8th of March 2019 against England, being the first Millennial to be fielded for the Italian National Team. During the 6 Nations 2020 she was included for the first time in the starting XV against Ireland in Dublin. In the summer of 2020 she moved to Clermont (France) joining Elite 1 side ASM Romagnat as flanker, then at the end of the season she was Champion of France. In September 2021 she was part of the Italian National Rugby XV playing the 6 Nations and qualified for the New Zealand 2022 Rugby World Cup.[5]
References
- ↑ "Rugby - Francesca Sgorbini - rugby - Nazionale femminile - Italia". On Rugby. February 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Francesca Sgorbini".
- ↑ McMurtry, John (April 23, 2021). "Women Six Nations. Teams up for Ireland v Italy".
- ↑ "Italy Women's Six Nations Squad 2021 - Ireland 25-5 Italy". Rugby World. April 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Ep. 173 Sara Tounesi e Francesca Sgorbini campionesse di Francia" – via www.youtube.com.
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