Full name | Marcos Francesco Gallorini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 October 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Arezzo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 133 kg (293 lb; 20 st 13 lb)} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcos Gallorini (born 11 October 2004) is an Italian rugby union player, who primarily plays prop for Benetton Rugby in United Rugby Championship and Mogliano in the Italian Serie A Elite, on loan as Permit Player.[2][3][4]
Marcos Gallorini started his career in his home town with Vasari Rugby Arezzo,[5][6] before moving to Rome and the Unione Rugby Capitolina in Serie A on the summer 2022.[7][8]
In March 2023, he joined the Benetton Treviso academy.[9]
Marcos Gallorini first impressed with Italy under-18s, being instrumental in results such as a 41-10 trashing of their Irish counterpart.[5]
He started playing with Italy under-20s during the 2023 Six Nations, where he was a standout player.[7][10][11][12] In 2024 he took part in the victory over the French U20 team in Béziers.[13]