Birth name | Ratko Jelic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 August 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Belgrado, Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (11.7 st; 163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ratko Jelic (born August 17th 2000) is a Serbian born Italian rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship side Zebre Parma. His preferred position is scrum-half.[1][2]
He joined with Viadana from 2020 to 2022.[3] He joined Zebre Parma as a permit player for the latter stages of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship although didn't make an appearance.[4] He made his debut in Round 7 of the 2022–23 season against the Dragons.[5]
On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[6]
In 2021 Jelic was named in Italy Sevens squad for the annual Rugby Europe Sevens.[7]