Michele Campagnaro
| Full name | Michele Campagnaro | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 13, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Mirano, Veneto, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Centre | ||
| Current team | Exeter Chiefs | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2011–2012 2012–2015 2015- |
F.I.R. Academy Treviso Exeter Chiefs |
34 9 |
(30) (5) |
| correct as of 22 August 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012–13 2013– |
Italy U20 Italy |
20 25 |
(32) (20) |
| correct as of 26 June 2016. | |||
Michele Campagnaro ([miˈkɛle kampaɳˈɳaro]; born 13 March 1993) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a Centre. He currently plays for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership and Italy rugby.
On his debut match against Connacht in May 2013, Campagnaro was awarded man of the match.[1][2]
On 19 February 2015, Campagnaro signed for English club Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership on a two-year contract from the 2015-16 season.[3]
International Career
Campagnaro has 25 caps for Italy rugby union including 4 appearances in the 2015 rugby world cup. He made his international debut vs Fiji on November 23rd 2013. He has scored 4 tries for Italy including 2 in the rbs six nations match between Wales and Italy which Wales won 23-15 despite Campagnaro scoring twice. Campagnaro won many plaudits for his Man of the match performance.
Campagnaro has appeared 10 times for Italy in the six nations though is yet to win a match in the six nations as he was injured for much of the 2015 six nations campaign. Campagnaro has also scored for italy in the 2013 loss to Argentina and the 2015 loss to Scotland.
References
- ↑ / RabodirectPRO12, O'Donohue leaves it late to rescue Connacht, 29 May, 2013
- ↑ / Rai Sport, Connacht 23-23 Benetton, 29 May, 2013
- ↑ "Exeter Chiefs sign Italy and Treviso centre Michele Campagnaro". BBC Sport. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.