Birth name | Manuela Furlan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 June 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Trieste, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height and weight correct as of 2021-04-18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manuela Furlan (born 30 June 1988)[1] is a former Italian rugby union player. She captained Italy[2][3] and was a member of their squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup. She retired from international rugby at the end of 2022.
Furlan made her international debut for Italy in 2009.[4][5]
Furlan was sidelined for 18 months at the start of the Women's Six Nations Championship with a torn labrum in her left shoulder.[4][2] She later returned to the squad for their test against Ireland in October for the 2020 Women's Six Nations Championship.[4][2]
In April 2021, in Italy's match against Scotland in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship, Furlan scored a hat-trick.[6][7]
Furlan was one of 25 women who were contracted by the Italian Rugby Federation at the beginning of 2022.[8] She was selected in Italy's squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[9][10]
Furlan announced her retirement from international rugby at the end of 2022.[5][11]