Italian rugby union player
Rugby player
Lorenzo Cannone
Cannone in 2023
Date of birth (2001-01-28 ) 28 January 2001 (age 23) Place of birth Florence , ItalyHeight 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[ 1] Weight 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)[ 1] Notable relative(s) Niccolò Cannone (brother)
Lorenzo Cannone (born 28 January 2001) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays number eight for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship .[ 2]
Professional career
Cannone has previously played for clubs such as Petrarca in the past. He signed for Benetton in June 2021 ahead of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship .[ 3] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2021–22 season against the Stormers .[ 4]
In 2020 and 2021 Lorenzo Cannone was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship .[ 5] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals .[ 6]
On 10 October 2022 he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 November Internationals matches against He made his debut against Samoa .[ 7]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup .[ 8]
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