Michele Rizzo
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| Full name | Michele Rizzo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 16, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Dolo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18.1 st) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Loosehead Prop / Hooker | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001-09 2009-14 2014- |
Petrarca Benetton Treviso Leicester Tigers |
70 92 25 |
(25) (20) (5) |
| correct as of February 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005- | Italy | 22 | (5) |
| correct as of February 2016. | |||
Michele Rizzo (born 16 September 1982) is an Italian rugby union player. His preferred position is prop but he can also play as a hooker. He currently plays for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership. He has been capped by the Italy national rugby union team, making his debut playing 4 minutes against Australia in 2005.
He grew up playing for Petrarca, of which he also was the captain for two seasons (2007–08 and 2008–09).[1]
On 23 June 2014, Rizzo made his move to join Leicester Tigers in the English Aviva Premiership from the 2014-15 season.[2]
