Giacomo Nicotera
Nicotera in 2023
Date of birth (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birthTrieste, Italy
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Benetton
Youth career
Rugby Trieste 2004
Venjulia Rugby Trieste
Mogliano Rugby
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2018 Mogliano 36 (15)
2018–2019 San Donà 22 (5)
2019–2021 Rovigo 24 (30)
2020–2022 →Benetton 15 (0)
2022– Benetton 12 (10)
Correct as of 21 Jan 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021 Italy A 2 (0)
2022– Italy 18 (10)
Correct as of 29 Sep 2023

Giacomo Nicotera (born 15 July 1996) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays hooker for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship.[1][2]

Club career

Nicotera has previously played for clubs such as Mogliano, San Donà, and Rovigo in the past. Under contract with Top10 side Rovigo Delta, he was named as a Permit Player for Benetton in the 2020–21 Pro14 and 2021–22 United Rugby Championship seasons.[3][4][5] He made his Benetton debut in the rearranged Round 4 match of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Connacht.[6]

International career

On 14 October 2021, Nicotera was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[7]
On 13 January 2022, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against Scotland.[8]

On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Giacomo Nicotera". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ "GIACOMO NICOTERA LEONE A TUTTI GLI EFFETTI SINO AL 2025". Benetton Rugby. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ "GIACOMO NICOTERA È UN NUOVO PERMIT PLAYER DEL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ "DODICI I PERMIT PLAYERS SELEZIONATI PER LA PROSSIMA STAGIONE SPORTIVA". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ "IN BOCCA AL LUPO RAGAZZI!". Rugby Rovigo Delta.
  6. ^ "Pro14: Boyle scores hat-trick as Connacht beat Benetton". BBC Sport. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  8. ^ "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER L'ESORDIO AL GUINNESS SEI NAZIONI 2022". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.

External links


Italy squad – 2023 Rugby World Cup
Benetton – current squad
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