Date of birth | 18 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Dolo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (18.0 st; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alessio Sanavia (born 18 September 1996) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Italian United Rugby Championship side Zebre Parma. His preferred position is prop.[1]
After tree seasons with Top10 team Valorugby Emilia, Sanavia signed for Zebre Parma in May 2022 ahead of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship[2] He made his debut in Round 5 of the 2022–23 season against the Scarlets.[3]
On 9 December 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[4]