| Birth name | Carlo Antonio Del Fava | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 July 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mthatha, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Queen's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carlo Antonio Del Fava (born 1 July 1981) is a former rugby union player. His preferred position was Lock. After hanging his boots up he then decided to take up coaching.[citation needed] Born in South Africa, he played for Italy internationally.
Del Fava made his Italy debut in the 2004 Six Nations Championship.[citation needed] Previously he played for the South African under-21 team.[citation needed]
While playing rugby in South Africa, Del Fava served a two-year ban after testing positive for the banned substance stanozolol.[1]
He was called up to the Italy squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.[2]
On 10 February 2014, it was announced Del Fava had been forced to retire due to a long-standing neck injury.[3]
Del Fava was part of the BBC Sport coverage for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Six Nations, giving his views on the Italian side.
Del Fava was born in Mthatha, South Africa to Italian parents. His great-grandfather emigrated to South Africa from Lucca.[4]