Antonio Mannato
| Date of birth | 6 June 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Varese, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Antonio Mannato (born 6 June 1981) is an Italian former international rugby union player.
Born in Varese, Mannato was trained at Unione Rugby Sannio, where he served as under-21 captain.[1]
Mannato was a versatile player who could play both in the back-row and on the wing. He earned three Italy caps during his career, debuting against the United States in 2004. The following year, Mannato featured in Italy's win over Argentina in Cordoba and scored a try in a loss to Australia in Melbourne. He appeared at club level with Roma, Gran Parma, Rugby Parma and Reggio Emilia, playing at the latter for eight seasons.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sport - Rugby". www.realtasannita.it (in Italian). 31 May 2002.
- ^ "Antonio Mannato alla Rugby Parma -". Parma Daily (in Italian). 21 August 2009.
- ^ "Rugby, i Diavoli ritrovano Mannato e Torlai". Gazzetta di Reggio (in Italian). 4 September 2014.
External links
[edit]- Antonio Mannato at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Italian rugby union players
- Italy international rugby union players
- Sportspeople from the Province of Benevento
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union flankers
- Crociati Parma Rugby FC players
- Gran Ducato Parma Rugby players
- Rugby Roma Olimpic players
- Valorugby Emilia players