Italian rugby union
Rugby player
George Biagi
Full name George Biagi Date of birth (1985-10-04 ) 4 October 1985 (age 39) Place of birth Irvine , ScotlandHeight 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Weight 117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb) School Fettes College University Bocconi University Position(s)
Lock Current team
Zebre
Fettes College Years
Team
Apps
(Points) 2004−2005
Grande Milano Rugby
() 2005−2008
Amatori Milano
() 2008-2010
Cavalieri Prato
26
(10) 2010−2012
Aironi
23
(10) 2012−2013
Bristol
7
(0) 2013−2020
Zebre
119
(40)
Correct as of 21 Feb 2020
Years
Team
Apps
(Points) 2014−2018
Italy
23
(0)
Correct as of 3 November 2018
George Biagi (born 4 October 1985 in Irvine , Scotland) is a retired Italy international rugby union . He represented Italy on 23 occasions.[ 1] He was born in Scotland to Scots/Italian father and an Italian mother and later went to Italy to study. He has stated he has equal allegiance to both countries.[ 2] [ 3]
Biagi started playing rugby at the age of 13 at Fettes College , Edinburgh . He attended Bocconi University in Milan and started playing with Grande Milano; the following year he moved to Amatori Milano . He was signed by Cavalieri Prato with whom he got promoted to Super 10 (now Top12 ) and qualified for the European Amlin Challenge Cup . He subsequently transferred to Aironi where he played since the 2010/2011 season, in the Pro12 and the Heineken Cup .[ 4] In June 2012 he signed for Bristol Rugby [ 5] but in the summer of 2013, Biagi returned to Italy to join the new franchise Zebre in the Pro12 . He played for Zebre until 2019-20 Pro14 season.[ 6]
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